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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a clear demonstration of the latest troubling development in armed conflict: cyber operations increasingly being paired with kinetic warfare. With support from Microsoft, FP Analytics explores why greater international cooperation—including through public-private partnerships, clarifying international law, and integrated efforts to develop defensive strategies—will be key to limiting hybrid warfare’s ...

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a clear demonstration of the latest troubling development in armed conflict: cyber operations increasingly being paired with kinetic warfare. With support from Microsoft, FP Analytics explores why greater international cooperation—including through public-private partnerships, clarifying international law, and integrated efforts to develop defensive strategies—will be key to limiting hybrid warfare’s destructive impacts.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a clear demonstration of the latest troubling development in armed conflict: cyber operations increasingly being paired with kinetic warfare. With support from Microsoft, FP Analytics explores why greater international cooperation—including through public-private partnerships, clarifying international law, and integrated efforts to develop defensive strategies—will be key to limiting hybrid warfare’s destructive impacts.

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