Hybrid operation is a term that is often used in contemporary geopolitical and security-political discourse to describe actions that are carried out in areas of crisis and instability, in contrast to the conventional descriptions of physical conflicts. Frank Hoffman developed the concept of hybrid warfare by examining a number of different warfare concepts, such as 4th generation warfare, compound warfare, and unlimited warfare. The development of a new global geopolitical order, which is characteristic of the post-Cold War period, led to the emergence and development of this new range of conflicts, and thus to different names and definitions for these conflicts. Nuances distinguish each of the above definitions, and what they have in common is simultaneity, that is, that with all methods of warfare, the difference between war and peace is blurred, while the clear difference between civilians and military actors disappears. This hybridization is inherent in all wars because only in planning before contact with the real situation can it be expected that only conventional or irregular war will be used in the conflict between the warring parties. From a historical point of view, hybrid warfare was the norm and conventional warfare was an illusion.