Getting our heads around [Technical difficulty—Editor] conflict that has less clear lines of the actual physical fighting, much more involvement of intelligence aspects, of cyber-activity, as well as the softer...what is referred to variously as “hybrid” or “grey zone” conflict. Understanding the different manifestations of that is something that collectively—not just in the military but across the foreign service and other parts of government—we need to better understand and have the wider country understand. For the military in particular, understanding how different countries are trying to leverage misinformation/disinformation and what potential impacts that might have on our individual forces members would be important.
On February 2nd, 2022. See this statement in context.