In the post-Cold War strategic landscape, the U.S. military faces difficulty in characterizing contemporary threat actors who defy traditional threat models. The hybrid threat concept has emerged to describe actors who combine regular and irregular capabilities to create strategic effects, reflecting a potential Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). This evolution necessitates changes in U.S. military strategy, planning, policy, and resource investment priorities to effectively address hybrid threats.

In the post-Cold War strategic landscape, the U.S. military faces difficulty in characterizing contemporary threat actors who defy traditional threat models. The hybrid threat concept has emerged to describe actors who combine regular and irregular capabilities to create strategic effects, reflecting a potential Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). This evolution necessitates changes in U.S. military strategy, planning, policy, and resource investment priorities to effectively address hybrid threats.