S4E11: A Learned Discussion on Hybrid Warfare - Cynthia Alkon and Scott McGregor

Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03. 

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.

TOPICS:

• Guest: 
  • Cynthia Alkon – Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Law, Justice & Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law; Steering Committee Member and Senior Fellow of the Council on Countering Hybrid Warfare.
  • Scott McGregor - Former Canadian military intelligence; Co-Author of The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Start a Hybrid War In America's Backyard; Advisor to the Council on Countering Hybrid Warfare.
• What is hybrid warfare (HW), its many forms, and how to counter it?
• Problems: complicated and complex.
• Grey-zone tactics.
• Intersection of morals, ethics, and law in modern conflict.

REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Cynthia and her publications at Texas A&M website: https://www.law.tamu.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/cynthia-alkon.html 
2. A Theory of Interests in the Context of Hybrid Warfare: It's Complex: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1893/ 
3. Scott at HybridWar.ca: https://hybridwar.ca/ 
4. Mosaic Effect book: https://www.amazon.ca/Mosaic-Effect-Communist-Americas-backyard-ebook/dp/B09CRZGFQP 
5. Council on Countering Hybrid Warfare: https://counteringhybridwarfare.org/ 

Profiles and Social Media: 

1. Find Professor Alkon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-alkon-5980b0a 
2. Find Scott on:
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/scott-mcgregor-cd-bcom-b35569230
   • X: https://x.com/5eyesscott