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Putin's Hybrid Wars: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Incursions into Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Syria

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2020, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Political Science.
Following the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation through the use of its "little green men", the term "hybrid warfare" became synonymous with Russian activities in the international arena. This study seeks to identify how hybrid warfare, as practiced by the Russian state, is employed by the Russian Federation to achieve its geopolitical interests and by what mechanisms or tactics Russian hybrid warfare achieves its goals. From the qualitative comparison of several cases of Russian incursions, specifically into Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Syria, it is observed that Russian activities are characterized by distinct phases denoted by the state's reliance on, or the addition of, a distinct mean of political achievement by which the Russian state then relies on to accomplish its goals. These cases also demonstrate that the occurrence of hybrid warfare, as practiced by the Russian state, is designed to achieve the historical foreign policy objectives of Russia.
Gabriella Paar-Jakli (Advisor)
148 p.

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  • Haynie, J. (2020). Putin's Hybrid Wars: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Incursions into Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Syria [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors15881856922484

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Haynie, Joshua. Putin's Hybrid Wars: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Incursions into Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Syria. 2020. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors15881856922484.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Haynie, Joshua. "Putin's Hybrid Wars: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Incursions into Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Syria." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors15881856922484

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