A Possible Answer of the European Union to Hybrid Threats

• Main Authors: Cîrdei Ionuţ Alin, Ispas Lucian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
• Series: Buletinul Ştiinţific al Academiei Trupelor de Uscat
• Subjects: hybrid; threat; european union; security
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsaft-2017-0009

The international security environment is marked by a certain state of anomy, which in reality does not conceal a state of chaos, but an attempt to restore and redesign spheres of influence, creating a new world order involving both state actors: the US, Russia, China India, supra-states actors: EU, NATO, etc or non-state actors. The European Union is confronted with a series of internal and external challenges that affect the state of security. Challenges are very diverse, difficult to anticipate and counteract, and can be attributed, on the one hand, to the cyclical evolution of society and, on the other hand, to intentional interventions using unconventional methods and means of hybrid type, which are aimed at destabilizing one of the most powerful supra-state structures, enjoying significant economic and political strength, which has a large population and can influence the evolution of events globally. Lately, EU countries have begun to tackle the most diverse issues, such as migration, terrorist threat, radicalization of a part of the population, supporting direct or indirect jihadist organizations, organizing attacks within the union, developing nationalism, separatism, ethnic or religious intolerance, etc.