http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/Vol17/no3/PDF/CMJ173Ep6.pdf"Troublingly, the debate over Gerasimov and hybrid war suffers from conceptual difficulties that may lead to faulty models of Russian forces and misunderstanding of Russian actions.
Specifically, the concept of hybrid war is a Western concept not present in Russian military thought, and therefore, does not
adequately capture Russian perspectives and practices."