Unconventional Wars Led in the Gray Zone as New Challenge for the International Security Cover Image

Wojny niekonwencjonalne prowadzone w szarej strefie nowym wyzwaniem dla bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego
Unconventional Wars Led in the Gray Zone as New Challenge for the International Security

Author(s): Miroslaw Banasik
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: war in the gray zone; unconventional war; boundless war; political war; non-military instruments; non-kinetic action

Summary/Abstract: During few last years a new phenomenon of appearing of unconventional character conflicts is being observed. The above mentioned conflicts run below the threshold of the hot war – these are so-called conflicts in the gray zone. The article explains notions of the unconventional war and the war run in the gray zone. The contents of the article characterise new forms of wars run mainly with the using of non-military instruments and non-kinetic influence. The article demonstrates the way how political objectives are being achieved without using military power in modern times. The thesis explains the way the strategies of China and the United States are realized – by the applying the boundless war and the political war respectively.

  • Issue Year: 17/2016
  • Issue No: 5.1
  • Page Range: 223-236
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish