This academic article by Borislav Bankov, published in the Journal of Strategic Security, volume 17, number 1 (2024), pages 1-23, analyzes the conceptual complexity and strategic challenges posed by hybrid warfare. The paper examines the nature of hybrid threats in contexts such as the Baltic and Nordic regions, focusing on the difficulties in defining and countering gray-zone tactics that blend conventional and unconventional warfare methods. It aims to provide a framework for understanding and escaping the conceptual ambiguity that hybrid warfare creates for defense and security planners. The article is authored by Borislav Bankov from Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' and is available open access via the University of South Florida's Digital Commons.

This academic article by Borislav Bankov, published in the Journal of Strategic Security, volume 17, number 1 (2024), pages 1-23, analyzes the conceptual complexity and strategic challenges posed by hybrid warfare. The paper examines the nature of hybrid threats in contexts such as the Baltic and Nordic regions, focusing on the difficulties in defining and countering gray-zone tactics that blend conventional and unconventional warfare methods. It aims to provide a framework for understanding and escaping the conceptual ambiguity that hybrid warfare creates for defense and security planners. The article is authored by Borislav Bankov from Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' and is available open access via the University of South Florida's Digital Commons.