Russia’s Hybrid Power Strategy
By:
William Furlow
Many Western states subscribe to classic black-and-white soft and hard power interpretations. Russia, however, is employing a strategy of “hybrid” power that blends these two forms. Russia’s strategy enables a target state to employ the coercive effects of hard power that it receives in the form of military aid and economic resources from Russia, and as a result, this creates a soft power attraction for Russian influence and resources that draws in other states. All News
