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This study examines the ontological foundations of cognitive warfare and introduces a structure-centric conceptualisation that shifts the analytical focus from observable effects, actors, and technological instruments to the systemic conditions of cognitive v…
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Human conflicts, war, and research on conflicts and war have always called attention to different aspects of warfare from combat to economy and to politics. One of the newest dimensions is cognitive warfare, which refers to the use of human cognition, informa…
View full recordthe morality of software- defined warfare: just war theory, army medicine, and ai
The driving forces behind the post- Cold War democratization stemmed from the assumption that building accountable and transparent institutions would secure peace. The failure of transitional regimes and polarization within democratic societies have resulted…
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As cyber-enabled cognitive attacks, or cyber cognitive attacks, increasingly shape conflict environments, the ability to systematically assess their effects has become a critical analytical gap. This paper introduces a novel metric for quantifying the engagem…
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In recent years, discussions around influence and information warfare have largely focused on disinformation, fake news, and overt propaganda. While these phenomena are real, they only represent the most visible layer of a much deeper process. Increasingly, i…
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This study challenges the dominant narrative of Russia’s unilateral aggression by examining the strategic, historical, and doctrinal logic that underlies its information warfare. The central question is to what extent these activities can be interpreted as a…
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This book explores how war is changing in ways the world has never seen. It shows how conflict is shifting from tanks and bombs to phones, apps, algorithms, and even human thoughts. The author examines the strategies of the United States, China, and Russia, r…
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The core issue addressed in this article concerns the significance and timeliness of the subject, namely the role of social media in information warfare. The literature still reveals notable gaps in addressing social media as the primary battlefield in inform…
View full recordnavigating public security in the age of post-truth: challenges and implications
This chapter examines the convergence of data-driven systems and cognitive warfare as hallmarks of 21st-century power. It introduces data terror, a subtle algorithmic domination that reduces human complexity to probabilities, erodes agency, and enforces antic…
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The article offers a comprehensive analysis of the cognitive security model emerging in China as a new paradigm in strategic thinking. This model is understood as a set of defensive and offensive tools designed to protect the cognitive sphere of society from…
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OPINION -- Senior policymakers, military leaders, technologists and narrative strategists had one thing on their minds as they gathered in a Reston https://information-professionals.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pinnacle_2026_Agenda_10Feb2026.pdf last week -…
View full recordigor sikorsky kyiv polytechnic institute
Modern cognitive warfare (CW) extends beyond traditional influence operations aimed at persuasion; its primary objective is often the induction of systemic cognitive paralysis, a phenomenon we term the "Gorgon Trap." Classical information frameworks, rooted i…
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This article examines Russia’s use of cognitive warfare to target Europe’s populace to disrupt Western aid to Ukraine. Using the “firehose of falsehood” model, Moscow disseminates high-volume, multi-source disinformation aimed at injecting pro-Russian talking…
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Modern conflicts are no longer confined to land, sea, air, space, or cyberspace – they increasingly unfold in the human mind. Cognitive Warfare targets perception, trust, and decision-making by blending psychological operations, strategic communication, and A…
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This paper investigates the transformative impact of emerging technologies – such as artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and immersive technologies – on the nature of cognitive warfare. It argues that these advancements are shifting cognitive warfare from…
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This paper investigates the transformative impact of emerging technologies–such as artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and immersive technologies–on the nature of cognitive warfare. It argues that these advancements are shifting cognitive warfare from a ta…
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As autonomy increases and communications become less reliable in contested environments, control will continue to shift onboard. This shift does not eliminate vulnerability, but it does redefine it. Instead of seizing command links or disabling hardware, adv…
View full recordIn the contemporary era, cognitive warfare has emerged as a novel tool for influencing public opinion and shaping collective behavior in societies. Within this context, the Islamic governance system, relying on religious foundations, places special emphasis o…
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This paper explores the role of narratives in modern warfare, analyzing their impact, mechanisms, and constraints through an analysis of two books—Changing the Narrative: Information Campaigns, Strategy, and Crisis Escalation in the Digital Age by Lawrence Fr…
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