01083nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001400042653002200056653000900078653002300087653001300110653001200123100001700135245012100152300001000273490000700283520061100290       2016                            d  cFall 201610aEuropean Security10aNATO10aRussian Federation10astrategy10aWarfare1 aMariusz Fryc00aFrom Wales to Warsaw and Beyond: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to the Russian Resurgence on Europe’s Eastern Flank  a45-650 v153 a<p>The term hybrid warfare has been widely analyzed by scholars, policymakers and commentators since Russia occupied Crimea in March 2014. The topic has ceased to be a subject only studied by military strategists, but has entered the wider policy domain as a significant security challenge for the West. This article seeks to place the debate about hybrid warfare in a broader analytical and historical context and summarizes discussion to date on this and related strategic concepts. The Russian approach to hybrid warfare as demonstrated by operations in Ukraine is a particular focus for discussion.</p>