Hybrid and Cyber War as Consequences of the Asymmetry

Josef Schröfl, born in Austria 1962, is Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces. He joined the Army in 1982, followed by several command functions including a tour with the UN 1994-1996 (UNDOF/Syria). 1998-2002 he commanded the honorable «Hoch- und Deutschmeister» battalion in Vienna. He studied International Politics at the University of Vienna and is Fulbright Graduated University of Delaware (2005). Present Posting at the Austrian MOD, Military Strategy Division. The author has published several books on Countering Terrorism, Homeland Security, Asymmetries, Asymmetric Warfare and Strategic Cultures. His specialization is in international relations, future of conflict and war as well as Asymmetric and Cyber War.
Bahram M. Rajaee, born in the USA in 1970, is Director at the University of Delaware's Institute for Global Studies and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations; PhD in Political Science. Present posting at the US State Department. He has published research in the Middle East Journal, International Politics, and Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East as well as several book chapters. His specialization is in US foreign and strategic policy in Southwest Asia, the international relations of Southwest Asia, Iranian politics and foreign policy, and US-Iranian relations.
Dieter Muhr, born in Austria in 1962, is Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces, General Staff, National Director Austria for Multinational Experiment 5, 6 and 7, and co-author of a study report for Multinational experiment 6 «Dealing with Actors and Compliance in Intervention Operations in a Non-permissive Hybrid Environment».

Contents: David Leakey: Foreword - Alexander Siedschlag: Security Policy as an Analytical Approach - Harald Poecher: New types of war - challenges and implication for the global Armament Industry - Erik Bjurstroem: Hybridization as a Key Challenge to Established Categories, Perceptions and Rules of Engagement in Modern Warfare - Dieter Muhr/Andrea Riemer: Take off your Sunglasses: Hybridity and Cyber Warfare - Driving moments for Asymmetric Warfare - Fred Korkisch: Arioser an Hybrid War - Airpower's Role in Hybrid War needs Clarification: The U.S. View - Kenneth Geers: Demystifying Cyber Warfare - Kurt Einzinger: Cyber Warfare 2.0 - The Undertow of the Internet - Walter Unger: Cyber War and the Protection of Strategic Infrastructure - Heiko Borchert/Felix Juhl: Securing Cyberspace: Building Blocks for a Public- Private Cooperation Agenda - Edwin Micewski: Cyber Warfare and Strategic Cultures - Information Technology and the Human Factor - Neno Malisevic: Options for Tackling Current and Future Cyber Threats - Guenther Barnet: Searching for a Comprehensive Approach - Responses to the Complex Security Challenges of the 21st Century - Adam D. Svendsen: Intelligence Liaison: An essential navigation tool - Thomas Pankratz/Hanns Matiasek: Developing a comprehensive understanding of Transnational Organized Crime by applying a constructivist approach - Helmut Habermayer: Hybrid Threats and a Possible Counter-Strategy - Sammi Sandawi: Back into the Fog: Hybrid Threats and the Future of Conflict - Josef Schroefl/Bahram Rajaeed/Dieter Muhr: Summary and Outlook.