Generational Model of Warfare and Evolution of Hybrid Warfare: A Review of Diverse Perspectives

Abstract

This paper aims to explain the generational model of warfare and to elaborate theory of Hybrid
Warfare. The paper endeavours to clarify the conceptual understanding of Hybrid Warfare by
evaluating the perspectives from different parts of the world. The dynamics of war have changed
with the passage of time and the war in contemporary times has taken a different form where
conventional and irregular forces are visible on the same battlefronts. The international strategic
landscape has transformed in the aftermath of the cold war as the emerging actors and strategies
cannot be placed under the existing categories because they do not follow the existing models of
warfare. The defence analysts and academics theorise the emergence of a different and innovative
type of warfare called Hybrid warfare. Hybrid Warfare has diverse and multifaceted perspectives
around the world. A comprehensive understanding of the generational model of warfare and
conceptual clarity about our understanding of the changing nature of warfare is a prerequisite to
counter contemporary challenges.