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understanding modern cognitive war in the global dimension, its genesis in the ukrainian context: a review and directions for future research cognitive warfare and social impact operations, [porozumění moderní kognitivní válce v globálním rozměru, její geneze v ukrajinském kontextu: přehled a směry budoucího výzkumu kognitivní válka a operace se sociálním dopadem]

Maksymenko S.D.; Derkach L.M.

Publication year: 2023
Source / journal: obrana a strategie
Country of origin: Ukraine
Language: English
Authors’ affiliations: G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Law and Psychology Department, University of Humanities, Dnipro, Ukraine
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Abstract

The aim of the article is to examine an overview of historical western military thought on Theory of War and its relationship to Cognitive Warfare nowadays, as well as Ukrainian evidence for the efficacy of global resistance to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The study results showed that understanding the genesis of Cognitive Warfare in the Ukrainian context over 2014-2023 focused on brain, as the battlefield, and using social impact and psychological operations, neurosciences, social engineering had the goal to destroy human thinking, behaviour, social and military identity not only of Ukrainians, but globally. © 2023, University of Defence. All rights reserved.

Author keywords

clausewitz's warlike element, human mind, potential of cognitive warfare, social impact activities, nato's cognitive warfare doctrine, weaponization of brain sciences

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