Preparation of Peru’s National Multisectoral Policy on National Security and Defense to 2030 in the face of Digital Transformation Threats and Hybrid Wars

Abstract

In recent times, the digital revolution has brought about fundamental alterations in the way societies operate. As a result of this shift, an increase in the hybridization of warfare emerged, motivating nations such as the United States (US) and China to develop strategies to address this transformation. In this context, this research aims to evaluate Peru’s most recent defense and national security policy, enacted through Supreme Decree No. 005-2021-DE, to determine whether it includes measures against hybrid threats. The methodology applied is qualitative and descriptive, focused on observation and using two worksheets designed for this purpose. The results indicate that all the elements of a hybrid war have been planned in the dimension of activities and tasks of the policy analyzed. However, only political, cultural-sociological, and informational-ideological aspects are addressed in the diagnostic dimension, and economic-financial, political, and cultural-ideological aspects in the objectives dimension. It is suggested that a similar analysis be carried out in relation to the internal and external actors that may represent threats to Peru, in order to assess its preparedness for this new type of conflict.