Epifanova N.S.Siberian Institute of Management, Siberian Branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation nucifraga@mail.ru
Importance The Ukrainian crisis and anti-Russian sentiment engender geopolitical tensions, thus making the standoff between Russia and Western countries a focal area. Concepts, technologies and forms of this standoff become important due to the specifics of globalization and internationalization in most economies. Objectives The research analyzes the concept of hybrid warfare underlying the existing confrontation between Russia and the USA. We investigate this confrontation economically and prove that the USA is putting its geopolitical pressure on Russia using political and economic methods of the hybrid warfare. Methods The research draws upon official documents of the US Department of Defense, NATO, official research centers at the US DoD, proceedings by national and foreign experts in economic and hybrid warfare. We applied methods of scientific analysis, systems approach, comparative and matching analysis, statistical methods of data processing, expert assessments. Results We reviewed the concept of hybrid warfare on a multidisciplinary basis. The hybrid warfare concept was proved to stem from globalization, with economic warfare being one of its key components and an effective tool of exerting geopolitical pressure on opponents. Conclusions and Relevance We conclude that, whereas political and economic ties are globalized and internationalized, geopolitical pressure may be quite effective in intergovernmental confrontation as it activates economic levers to influence the national economy of the opposing State. This aspect is of methodological significance in setting up priorities of macroeconomic policy and economic and national security policy of those countries involved in such intergovernmental confrontations.
Keywords: hybrid warfare, confrontation, international relations, national security
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