# European hybrid warfare threats and responses

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/european-hybrid-warfare-threats-and-responses
> Updated: 2026-10-16T23:30:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution addressing the rise of hybrid warfare, noting a dramatic increase in cognitive warfare targeting EU citizens. The resolution highlighted the use of sophisticated cognitive-psychological methods and cyber espionage to manipulate decision-making. It characterized the current situation as a state of ‘phase zero’ warfare and suggested that the EU’s consensus-based consultation frameworks create structural latencies that adversaries exploit.

Following this, the Warsaw Security Forum convened to discuss these pressing security threats, specifically focusing on the increasing violence attributed to Russia’s ongoing hybrid campaign against the European continent.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-16: Warsaw Security Forum addresses European hybrid warfare threats

The Warsaw Security Forum addressed urgent European security threats and the rise of Russian hybrid warfare.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/warsaw-security-forum-addresses-european-hybrid-warfare-threats

### 2026-10-13: European Parliament adopts resolution on hybrid warfare

The European Parliament passed a resolution addressing hybrid warfare and cognitive attacks, calling for a reassessment of EU security decision-making architecture to counter sophisticated psychological methods

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/european-parliament-adopts-resolution-on-hybrid-warfare

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