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House Subcommittee on Europe hearing says Russian, Chinese 'hybrid warfare' is eroding transatlantic security
Summary
Witnesses told a House subcommittee that Russia and China use a mix of kinetic and nonkinetic tactics across Europe—cyberattacks, sabotage, information operations and economic coercion—and urged the U.S. to help allies harden infrastructure, reduce dependencies, and raise costs for malign actors.
A House subcommittee on Europe heard testimony that Russia and China are conducting a sustained campaign of hybrid warfare across the continent that combines cyberattacks, sabotage, economic coercion and information operations to erode allied cohesion and influence decisionmaking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are at war," Chairman Self told the panel in his opening statement, framing the threats as a new age of ‘‘fifth-generation’’ conflict in which drone incursions, weaponized migration, the sabotage of railways and undersea cables, and cyber intrusions blur the line between peace and armed conflict.
Witnesses gave concrete examples and policy recommendations. Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said Beijing pursues penetration, prepositioning and pressure—embedding firms in ports, telecoms and supply chains to…
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