“Disinformation is like a virus. We want to minimize its impact, but we will not be able to eliminate it completely.”
––Taiwanese Minister and Spokesperson without Portfolio Ping-cheng Lo
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China Uses the Kremlin’s Cookbook When Spreading Disinformation in Taiwan: Lóránt Győri, Péter Krekó and Blanka Zöldi, Lakmusz, Jan. 18, 2023
How China Uses Geoengineering to Pursue a Hybrid Warfare Strategy: Kunal Sharma, The Diplomat, Jan. 31, 2023
The “Chips Alliance”: How will the Global Technology War Affect Israel?: Ariel Sobelman, INSS Insight No. 1691, Feb. 15, 2023
How to Stop China’s Spy Balloons: Edward Luttwak, UnHerd, Feb. 14, 2023
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For Further Reference:
China Goes Down to the Sea: Putting The “Hybrid” In Warfare (Bonus Update: Biden’s Excellent Balloon* Adventure): J.E. Dyers, The Optimistic Conservative, Feb. 12, 2023 — In the interim before sending this to post, the Chinese surveillance balloon* swam into America’s ken. (Since then, more unidentified airborne objects have been shot down in the last 48-odd hours.)
The Chinese Roots of Hybrid Warfare: Mark Thomas, CEPA, Aug. 19, 2022 — “What is modern war? What should the army be prepared for? How should it be armed”?
The Fusion of Special and Cyber Forces Makes Sense: Emilio Iasiello, OODA Loop, Jan. 17, 2023 — There is increasing focus for U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) to try and replicate the ability of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) – the unified combatant command with the mission of overseeing the special operations elements in the U.S. Armed Services – to bring capabilities directly into the battlespace.
Hybrid World War and the United States–China Rivalry: Gabriel E. Merino, Frontiers, Jan. 25, 2023 — The proposal of the article is to advance on the concept of Hybrid World War and to relate it to the conflict between the United States and China in the present historical-spatial transition of the world system.
Hybrid Intelligence As A Response to Hybrid Warfare?: Jeff Giesea, Small Wars Journal, Feb. 7, 2023 –The last two decades have seen many changes in the security environment. New technologies have given rise to asymmetric opportunities. The costs of all-out war have pushed conflict into the grey zone.
