Symposium: Moscow’s Hybrid War in Ukraine

This symposium provides a platform to discuss a new form of war, ‘Hybrid War’, under inclusion of aspects of ‘cyber-terrorism’ and ‘cyber-war’ before the backdrop of Russia’s ‘Ukrainian Spring’ and the continuing threat posed by radical Islamist groups in Africa and the Middle East. It will include a presentation of research findings from an on-going Hybrid Threat project by the Swedish National Defence College.

This interdisciplinary symposium will scrutinise military doctrines, traditional approaches to war and peace and its perceptions; at the heart of the symposium is the question whether responses to such threats need to change in the future.

Panels will cover the following issues:

• History of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
• Operational Aspects
• Legal Aspects
• Transitional Justice
• Media and Conflict

Proposals of contributions consisting of a 200 word abstract should be sent to [email protected] and [email protected]. Please indicate whether you are willing to chair a panel. The deadline for submissions is January 23, 2015.