COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND FIRST LINES OF DEFENSE IN AN AGE OF HYBRID WARFARE

Abstract

On November 16, 2023, Prof. Philip Davies presented Counterintelligence and First Lines of Defense in an Age of Hybrid Warfare for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the relationship between Full Spectrum Conflict/Hybrid Warfare (FSC/HW) activities and counterintelligence (CI), especially with reference to the role of Foreign Intelligence Services (FIS) in delivering sub-threshold/grey zone operations, inconsistencies in current NATO counterintelligence thinking and professional practice, and the consequent difficulty adapting that CI theory and practice to meeting the CI aspects of the FSC/HW threat.   Received: 01-05-2024 Revised: 01-30-2024