Hezbollah and Taliban - hybrid adversaries in contemporary conflicts? : views on an adversary from the United States Armed Forces perspective
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02/10/2013
02/10/2013
01/07/2013
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Resumo |
The experiences of the United States Armed Forces of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Israel Defense Forces in the Second Lebanon War resulted a new term to surface called “hybrid warfare”. It was to describe the complexity of today’s battlefield. The term “hy-brid warfare” was never officially defined nor is it today. The updated version of the US ARMY Field Manual 3-0: Operations (Change 1) from February 22, 2011, introduced and defined “hybrid threat” and thus opened the discussion for hybrid adversary. In this thesis a model is introduced according to which any organization, group or an ad-versary can be examined and evaluated to see whether it qualifies as a hybrid adversary. It is demonstrated by the example of Hezbollah, which is recognized as the best example of an organization utilizing “hybrid warfare” and subsequently categorizing as a hybrid adver-sary. The model will be tested with Afghan Taliban to see whether both the model works and Taliban qualifies as a hybrid adversary or not. According to the model used in this thesis, it is concluded that Taliban does not meet the standards of a hybrid adversary, but with acquisition of standoff weapons it would quickly qualify as one. The model proved to work, and it could be used as a tool by intelligence of-ficers for estimating the threat levels of any group or identifying those groups that are al-ready or are about to develop into a hybrid adversary. |
Identificador |
http://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/92639 URN:NBN:fi-fe201310026457 Yleisesikuntaupseerikurssi 56 |
Idioma(s) |
fi |
Publicador |
Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu |
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Julkinen |
Palavras-Chave | #hybrid threat #hybrid adversary #Hezbollah #Taliban #hybrid warfare |
Tipo |
Yleisesikuntaupseerikurssin opiskelijan diplomityö G3 Lisensiaatintyö |