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- Title
'HYBRID WARFARE': A DRAMATIC EXAMPLE OF CONCEPTUAL STRETCHING.
- Authors
Solmaz, Tarik
- Abstract
The concept of 'hybrid warfare' has gained and continues to gain traction in Western strategic and military circles over the last decade-plus. However, truth to say, it is still a highly contested concept. This article argues that the main reason for this is that the concept of 'hybrid warfare' has been taken out of its original context over time and applied to new cases that lack essential characteristics of the concept. The mismatch that happens when the concept of 'hybrid warfare' does not fit new cases exemplifies what political scientist Giovanni Sartori has called 'conceptual stretching'. Using Sartori's notion of conceptual stretching, this article analyses the conceptual confusion surrounding hybrid warfare and discusses its possible implications for the West's defence policy.
- Publication
National Security & the Future, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
1332-4454
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37458/nstf.23.1.5