Defence in the Grey Zone (HC 405, 2024–25)

The Defence Select Committee's inquiry into grey zone operations examines hybrid threats and sub-threshold conflict, with substantial attention to the information warfare dimension: 77 Brigade, the National Cyber Force, the National Cyber Security Centre's counter-disinformation role, and lessons from Estonia and Finland field visits. The report situates information operations within the broader context of Russian and Chinese grey zone strategy.

The military framing is the report's distinctive contribution to the counter-FIMI literature. Most parliamentary analysis of disinformation focuses on the civilian information environment; the Defence Committee examines how the same operations interact with military preparedness and the grey zone between peace and conflict. The Estonia and Finland evidence is particularly valuable for NATO defence planning.