The Bolshaya-malaya Voyna Access

We saw this in the hybrid war between Russia and the West from 2014 to 2022. Eight years of low-grade conflict (Malaya) leading to a massive land war (Bolshaya), only to settle back into a frozen stalemate. The cycle is self-perpetuating. If you feel like you can’t tell if your country is "at peace" or "at war," you are not confused. You are observant.

It is called (Большая-малая война)—literally, the "Big-Little War." The Bolshaya-malaya Voyna

Welcome to the Bolshaya-Malaya. It’s big. It’s little. And it’s already here. What are your thoughts? Have you noticed the blurring lines between peace and war in the last five years? Let me know in the comments. We saw this in the hybrid war between

For decades, military theorists debated whether the 21st century would be defined by low-grade insurgencies (Malaya Voyna) or a peer-to-peer apocalyptic showdown (Bolshaya Voyna). The terrifying conclusion of current strategy is that we are no longer choosing between the two. We are fighting them simultaneously . If you feel like you can’t tell if

The Bolshaya-Malaya Voyna: Why the Next Global Conflict Won’t Look Like Anything We Expect