South China Sea as the front of contemporary hybrid warfare
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2023-3-137-148
Abstract
Aim. To reveal the applied methods and strategies of China and the United States in the South China Sea at the present stage.
Methodology. The main content of the study is the analysis of texts of foreign researchers. These materials are devoted to China’s foreign policy course and strategies of the states which are interested in the affairs of the region.
Results. The analysis showed that the actions of the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific region are operations within the framework of a hybrid war as a modern form of international conflict. The South China Sea is becoming an increasingly important object due to its economic, military, resource and strategic importance. Taking control of it is a priority task for China and the United States as the strongest rivals on the world stage.
Research implications. The new material on the topic under study has been summarized. The activities of the key rivals in the region have been considered through the prism of the hybrid warfare conception.
About the Author
A. P. Goncharenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna R. Goncharenko – student, Department of Russian Politics, Faculty of Political Science
Leninskiye gory 1, Moscow 119991
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