1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,873 hybrid threats create turmoil by 2 00:00:01,873 --> 00:00:03,818 blurring the lines between war and 3 00:00:03,818 --> 00:00:04,720 peace . 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,560 Mhm . What is hybrid warfare ? It's 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,671 hard to define and that's the point . 6 00:00:18,671 --> 00:00:20,671 It can be conducted by state or non 7 00:00:20,671 --> 00:00:22,338 state actors . It can use any 8 00:00:22,338 --> 00:00:24,560 combination of political , conventional 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,340 irregular cyberwarfare , covert action , 10 00:00:27,570 --> 00:00:29,570 disinformation campaigns or foreign 11 00:00:29,570 --> 00:00:31,792 meddling . For example , this keeps the 12 00:00:31,792 --> 00:00:33,810 nature of the threat vague and it 13 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:35,643 allows the actor to try to avoid 14 00:00:35,643 --> 00:00:37,890 attention and retribution . However 15 00:00:37,890 --> 00:00:40,057 hard to pin down the results of hybrid 16 00:00:40,057 --> 00:00:42,168 warfare can be dangerously tangible . 17 00:00:42,940 --> 00:00:45,130 Disinformation campaigns waged through 18 00:00:45,130 --> 00:00:47,463 memes on social media may seem harmless , 19 00:00:47,740 --> 00:00:49,962 but in reality they undermine societies 20 00:00:49,962 --> 00:00:52,073 and even put lives at risk . They can 21 00:00:52,073 --> 00:00:54,890 foster unrest , promote extremism or 22 00:00:54,890 --> 00:00:56,830 violence and exploit issues like 23 00:00:56,830 --> 00:00:58,663 migration of pandemics to create 24 00:00:58,663 --> 00:01:01,770 destabilizing chaos . So what are we 25 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:03,990 doing about it ? Hybrid problems 26 00:01:03,990 --> 00:01:06,290 require hybrid solutions . So NATO is 27 00:01:06,290 --> 00:01:08,512 working across the military , political 28 00:01:08,512 --> 00:01:10,734 and intelligence spheres to help allies 29 00:01:10,734 --> 00:01:12,623 make themselves resilient against 30 00:01:12,623 --> 00:01:14,401 hybrid threats . Here . At NATO 31 00:01:14,401 --> 00:01:16,234 headquarters , we've established 32 00:01:16,234 --> 00:01:18,234 counter hybrid support team staffed 33 00:01:18,234 --> 00:01:20,401 with experts . They're on call to help 34 00:01:20,401 --> 00:01:20,300 allies tackle hybrid challenges as they 35 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:23,210 emerge at the direction of NATO leaders . 36 00:01:23,210 --> 00:01:25,266 We've also created a hybrid analysis 37 00:01:25,266 --> 00:01:27,321 branch within our joint intelligence 38 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:29,377 and security division and that helps 39 00:01:29,377 --> 00:01:31,543 improve shared situational awareness . 40 00:01:31,543 --> 00:01:33,654 Since hybrid threats are so varied in 41 00:01:33,654 --> 00:01:35,654 their approaches were deepening our 42 00:01:35,654 --> 00:01:37,654 relationships with intelligence and 43 00:01:37,654 --> 00:01:39,877 security services across the alliance . 44 00:01:39,877 --> 00:01:41,988 We're arming ourselves with knowledge 45 00:01:41,988 --> 00:01:41,680 and we're improving our ability to 46 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,847 quickly identify and respond to issues 47 00:01:44,110 --> 00:01:46,250 importantly , Allies have reaffirmed 48 00:01:46,250 --> 00:01:48,139 that Article five of our founding 49 00:01:48,139 --> 00:01:50,306 treaty , which holds an attack against 50 00:01:50,306 --> 00:01:52,417 one ally , is considered as an attack 51 00:01:52,417 --> 00:01:54,417 against all , doesn't just apply to 52 00:01:54,417 --> 00:01:56,528 conventional warfare . Hybrid attacks 53 00:01:56,528 --> 00:01:58,472 such as cyber attacks or irregular 54 00:01:58,472 --> 00:02:00,583 warfare could trigger an article five 55 00:02:00,583 --> 00:02:02,639 response for NATO collective defense 56 00:02:02,639 --> 00:02:04,306 means more than responding to 57 00:02:04,306 --> 00:02:06,630 conventional military attacks . That's 58 00:02:06,630 --> 00:02:08,519 why we work every day to preserve 59 00:02:08,519 --> 00:02:10,352 fundamental freedoms and provide 60 00:02:10,352 --> 00:02:12,463 collective security . We will address 61 00:02:12,463 --> 00:02:14,463 hybrid threats because of the risks 62 00:02:14,463 --> 00:02:16,686 they pose to these freedoms and to that 63 00:02:16,686 --> 00:02:19,019 security we defend each other every day , 64 00:02:19,019 --> 00:02:20,241 not just during war . 65 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:26,940 Mhm . Yeah . 66 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,560 Yeah .