Hybrid Warfare: The Case of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict

Ovaj rad obrađuje pojam i koncept hibridnog ratovanja koji je analiziran na primjeru Izraelsko – libanonskog sukoba 2006. godine. Studija slučaja obrađuje se kroz spoj zajedničkih elemenata zapadnog modela hibridnog ratovanja prema autoru Hoffmanu, zatim se sagledava iz kuta istočnih škola, točnije prema djelu „Neograničeno ratovanje“ autora Qiao Linga i Wang Xiansguia koji predstavljaju kineski pogled na karakter suvremenih sukoba te djela poznatog ruskog stratega Valerija Gerasimova, predstavnika ruske škole koja proučava nelinearno, odnosno hibridno ratovanje. Drugi izraelsko – libanonski sukob jedan je od prvih primjera asimetričnog ratovanja, prvenstveno zbog aktera u sukobu. Suvremeni sukobi predstavljaju sigurnosni i analitički izazov koji zaokuplja pažnju sigurnosne, vojne i akademske zajednice. Nakon burnog 20. stoljeća kojeg su obilježila dva velika svjetska rata, krajem 20. i početkom 21. stoljeća sve se više javljaju hibridne prijetnje i sukobi, a proučavanjem takvih sukoba možemo se pripremiti za sukobe u budućnosti. Prototip takvog sukoba je Izraelsko – libanonski sukob 2006. godine koji je odabran kao slučaj jer govori o tome koje strategije hibridni nedržavni akter koristi kako bi se odupro konvencionalnim snagama državnog aktera. Tijekom pisanja korištene su metode sinteze i analize, studije slučaja i povijesne metode.The subject matter of this thesis is the concept of hybrid warfare, analyzed with the example of the Israeli - Lebanese conflict in 2006. The case study is processed through a combination of common elements in the Western model of hybrid warfare according to Hoffman, then viewed from the angle of Eastern research more precisely, according to the book "Unlimited Warfare" by Qiao Ling and Wang Xiansgui, who represent the Chinese view of modern conflicts. The case study is also processed through reading articles of Gerasimov, a representative of the Russian school studying nonlinear hybrid warfare. The second Israeli - Lebanese conflict is one of the first examples of asymmetric warfare, primarily because of the actors who were involved in the conflict. Contemporary conflicts present a safety challenge and an analytical challenge that occupies the attention of the security, military and academic communities. After the turbulent 20th century marked by two Great World Wars, hybrid threats and conflicts are increasingly emerging in the late 20th and early 21st century and by studying such conflicts we can prepare for future conflicts. The prototype of such a conflict is the Israeli - Lebanese conflict in 2006. This case study is an example of what strategies a hybrid non-state actor uses to resist the conventional forces of the state actor. Synthesis and analysis methods, case studies, and historical methods were used during the writing of the thesis