What war is waged by other participants?
In a
new report, a top defense think tank warns that Russia's destabilizing actions
in Ukraine, including "sophisticated combinations of conventional and
unconventional means of warfare," could inspire NATO's potential state and
non-state adversaries elsewhere in the world.
The International Institute for Strategic
Studies (IISS) issued the warning in its annual Military Balance report, which
was released on February 11.
The London-based group says Russia's
application of "hybrid warfare" in Ukraine is "essentially an
effort to wage limited war for limited objectives" and includes covert
military action and social media campaigns.
The conflict between government forces and
pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 5,350 people
since April and sparked the tensest standoff between Moscow and the West since
the Cold War.
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