Major Sociocultural Trends Shaping the Contemporary World

CHAPTER 7

Challenges to Security and Governance

1. The Hybrid Warfare

2. The Rise of Asymmetrical Warfare

3. Cyber-Attack and Cyber-Espionage

4. The Global Terrorism

5. The Fragile and Failing States

6. Transnational Organized Crime

7. The Maritime Piracy

The Hybrid Warfare

Since the turn of the century, we are witnessing the rise of a new type of conflict known as “hybrid warfare.” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has used the concept of hybrid warfare as an umbrella term including various adverse circumstances and actions [1]. We may suggest that the hybrid warfare is a response to an emerging group of global threats that go beyond the traditional area of any single government agency [2]. Indeed, the complexity of international ...