The definitions of what Hybrid Warfare is are differ between the US/West and Russia so much that the actual tools are different until today as well. The US is the more 'modern' or 'creative' user while Russia is more conservative and relies more on traditional tools. The US bases its Hybrid Warfare on their ideology of exceptionalism meaning that they are the sole super power after the collapse of communism and as such has the right to act as the global police. One very prominent tool of the US Hybrid Warfare is regime change, this aims bring a government into power that supports the US primacy in world affairs. How to achieve regime change? Highlight human rights violations of the sitting government in global forums and media, support opposition politicians with money, training and weapons and create a 'colour revolution' that brings the opposition that is obliged to the US into power. Declare another ruler a dictator and wage war against him with the help of international army and UN support as has been done in Iraq, Libya and Syria. Or hold a US-friendly regime in power against the popular opposition that is trying to change the government, examples are Bahrain and Yemen. A third option that has been practiced is to engineer 'false flag operations' so as to blame someone else for it and create an excuse to intervene like for Osama Bin Laden (OBL) in Afghanistan.
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