GINC 250 / Hybrid & grey-zone warfare

Trend · rank 21 of 250

Hybrid & grey-zone warfare

National SecurityGeoeconomics & Statecraftconflictcyber

Deniable sabotage, drone incursion, jamming and instrumentalised migration used by states below the threshold of war.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank21 of 250
Sensitivity18.8 · rank 49
Breadth3 of 24 scenarios High or above, 1 Critical
PageRank64.9 · rank 14
Eigenvector46.8
Betweenness32.1
Links27 trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite43.1

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Scores are GINC desk judgements and will be replaced by the panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
6CriticalHybrid campaign by a hostile state S06B Geopolitical and security
4HighPolitical legitimacy crisis S07B Geopolitical and security
4HighCritical infrastructure collapse S12D Technology and infrastructure
3ModerateMaritime chokepoint closure S05B Geopolitical and security
3ModerateGreat-power détente and peace dividend S18 ↗B Geopolitical and security
3ModerateMiddle East regional settlement S21 ↗B Geopolitical and security
2LowGeoeconomic confrontation S01A Economic and trade
2LowMass displacement shock S08B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedSingle-supplier cut-off S02A Economic and trade
0Not relatedGlobal financial crisis S03A Economic and trade
0Not relatedSovereign funding crisis S04A Economic and trade
0Not relatedEnergy supply shock S09C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedCatastrophic disaster in the core S10C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedFood and water system shock S11C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedRapid AI diffusion shock S13D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedPandemic with a novel pathogen S14E Health
0Not relatedSuperintelligence takeoff S15 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedEnergy abundance breakthrough S16 ↗C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedBiomedical breakthrough wave S17 ↗E Health
0Not relatedCoordinated sovereign debt reset S19 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedEmerging-market growth breakout S20 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedAgricultural yield revolution S22 ↗C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedDigital public infrastructure leapfrog S23 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedHundred-day pandemic defence S24 ↗E Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.25 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain + 0.05 if in the same theme, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendParadigmRank
5Very highCyber insecurityTechnology & Financials102
5Very highEspionage & insider threatGeoeconomics & Statecraft145
4HighArmed conflict at post-war highsGeoeconomics & Statecraft20
4HighRussia–NATO confrontationGeoeconomics & Statecraft36
4HighRearmament & defence spendingGeoeconomics & Statecraft37
4HighPrivate military & proxy forcesGeoeconomics & Statecraft38
4HighNuclear & WMD proliferationGeoeconomics & Statecraft60
4HighTerrorism & violent extremismSociety & Culture99
3ModerateGreat-power competitionGeoeconomics & Statecraft1
3ModerateTaiwan Strait tensionGeoeconomics & Statecraft10
3ModerateAlliance realignment & burden-shiftingGeoeconomics & Statecraft16
3ModerateSanctions evasion & shadow fleetsGeoeconomics & Statecraft24
3ModerateMiddle East instabilityGeoeconomics & Statecraft26
3ModerateMaritime chokepoint dependenceIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation32
3ModerateIndo-Pacific maritime disputesGeoeconomics & Statecraft42
3ModerateForeign information manipulationSociety & Culture47
3ModerateMissile & long-range strike proliferationIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation49
3ModerateArctic & polar competitionGeoeconomics & Statecraft87
3ModerateDrone & autonomous warfareIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation98
3ModerateMilitarisation of spaceIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation104
3ModerateState fragility & intrastate violenceGeoeconomics & Statecraft116
3ModerateArms control erosionGeoeconomics & Statecraft122
3ModerateSubsea cable & pipeline vulnerabilityIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation126
3ModerateTransnational repression & diaspora politicsSociety & Culture177
3ModerateOrganised crime & illicit economiesSociety & Culture181
3ModerateConscription & reserve mobilisationGeoeconomics & Statecraft199
3ModerateRansomware & cybercrimeTechnology & Financials210