Is it time for a hybrid defense?

LTC Bink Romanick — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:02:31 -0400

Given the Russian use of hybrid warfare in the Ukraine , a mixture of military, political and economic forces to achieve dominance. Is it time for us to set up a hybrid defense to counter such a threat?

http://warontherocks.com/2015/07/time-to-think-about-hybrid-defense/

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 30 at 2015 7:02 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:02:44 -0400

Yes

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2015 7:16 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:16:55 -0400

We should have been doing it from the start. Political and Economic forces have been a part of warfare since the beginning of warfare.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2015 8:16 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:16:38 -0400

Russia is very vulnerable to economic attack. They are overly dependent on oil and mineral revenue to fuel their coffers and adventurism. Their currency is also dangerously unstable.
They still need to do a lot of work to be expeditionary. without revenue, they will have to dial back their activities.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 31 at 2015 12:51 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:51:02 -0400

A little bit of hybrid courage wouldn't hurt, either.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2015 10:26 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:26:49 -0400

Good article. What is your solution to the hybrid defense? To you preempt activism by regulating or deregulating the issue? With the number of special interest groups inside the US one would think we have a chance to practice before we go play.

Emergency response is the other issue, a state Like Russia has a lot of influence. They aren't truly expeditionary because they're operating adjacently. They can maintain a limited logistic tail and appear hands off. They are also antagonizing states much less stable and influential.