grey phase

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grey phase, n.

Yle, 14 February 2016:

Steering the flow of mass migration is a typical method in the arsenal of the so-called "grey phase" of hybrid warfare.

"The events of Salla and Raja-Jooseppi can be seen as methods of pressure consciously used by Russia," Paronen says. "It is still premature to use wartime terminology because other aspects of hybrid warfare such as conventional armed conflict have obviously not arisen."

March 1, 2016