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Lawfare as a Form of Hybrid War: the case of Bulgaria; an Empirical View
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Abstract This article is about the application of lawfare as a tool of a hybrid war. After analyzing the existing positions in the academic debate, a working definition of the latter is given; then the main theoretical postulates are operationalized as empirical indicators and finally, four cases of Russia's... view more
This article is about the application of lawfare as a tool of a hybrid war. After analyzing the existing positions in the academic debate, a working definition of the latter is given; then the main theoretical postulates are operationalized as empirical indicators and finally, four cases of Russia's lawfare against Bulgaria are stated. It is argued that lawfare can be used to achieve the capture of the state, what eventually is a goal of every war, including the hybrid one and that such a capture is more probable in states which are former Russian satellites, where Russia indirectly can impact national legislative and decision making process.... view less
Keywords
Bulgaria; Russia; international relations; warfare
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
lawfare; hybrid war; economic capture; state capture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 245-270
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 20 (2020) 2
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0