RT Article
T1 The Polish Counterterrorism System and Hybrid Warfare Threats
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 34
IS 6
SP 1259
OP 1276
A1 Gasztold, Aleksandra
A2 Gasztold, Przemysław 1985-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1814881050
AB This article examines the origins, structure and role of the Polish counterterrorism system, which is then set against the rising threat posed by state and non-state actors employing hybrid warfare tools. We demonstrate the usefulness of anti-terrorist regulations, not only in counteracting terrorist groups, but also in the thwarting of operations engaged in by various entities waging hybrid warfare. We argue that lessons learned from the international struggle against terrorism can contribute to the development of proper prescriptions that seek to tackle hybrid threats. Extensive anti-terror instruments and measures implemented since 2016 are among the key elements in the contemporary defense and security doctrine being pursued by Poland. However, while the new regulations have provided intelligence agencies with strong powers that markedly enhance their capabilities regarding the recognition of hybrid threats, the same flexible legal regulations, subject to broad interpretation, may also serve a partisan agenda, and thus endanger the rule of law.
K1 antiterrorist law
K1 Terrorism
K1 Poland
K1 hybrid warfare
K1 Counterterrorism
DO 10.1080/09546553.2020.1777110