One of the weapons in Russia’s arsenal against Ukraine is the use of hybrid attacks, which combine informational, trade and conventional warfare. These attacks began before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and have since been used against Western allies of Ukraine, prompting other authoritarian regimes to adopt the same tactics and raising global security concerns as a result. This policy brief looks at what Western countries, including Canada, can learn from Ukraine’s experiences to protect themselves from similar attacks.
