The system of collective defence towards hybrid threats in Europe in the post-bipolar world

Abstract

With the disappearance of the bipolarity of the world after the Cold War, the danger characteristic of that period became a thing of the past. The hope of building a world devoid of military rivalry and, as a result, of conflicts were growing. The experience of the Balkans, the tensions in the post-Soviet area and the continuing instability in the Middle East and North Africa region proved those expectations to be futile. The countries that are still on the road of confrontation at all costs want to avoid a direct collision. They look for and implement ways to achieve their goals on the verge of armed conflict. For this purpose, they use various possibilities, including technological ones. New hybrid threats are emerging. This article analyses the activities of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union aimed at neutralizing the above-mentioned threats.