Preparing for Russia’s New Generation Warfare in Europe

Since February 2022, Russia has conducted increasingly aggressive hybrid warfare against NATO and European states that Insikt Group assesses could escalate into a coordinated New Generation Warfare (NGW) campaign over the next two years; the report documents observed influence operations, access-oriented and potentially disruptive cyber activity, sabotage against critical infrastructure (including undersea cables), drone and airspace incursions, and energy-leverage tactics, and it provides indicators, implications for public and private sectors, and recommended mitigations.