2025
note
Conde J.; Blaxland J.
australian journal of international affairs
This article critically examines the Kremlin’s calculated deployment of hyperreality–manifested through maskirovka–as a linchpin in its geopolitical playbook. By leveraging propaganda and deception, Russia creates a dichotomy between perceived strength and co…
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2025
conference paper
Tossell C.C.; Spencer C.A.; Endsley M.R.; Canham M.; Steckman L.; Hayman A.; Hirshfield L.
proceedings of the human factors and ergonomics society annual meeting
For the second year in a row, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report identifies propaganda, deception, and contested information as top threats to global stability. These information threats are no longer isolated events; they are persistent, evolving…
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2025
newspaper article
Bebber J.
andrew w. marshall foundation
Cognitive warfare, a new form of conflict, aims to disrupt rational thinking and destabilize democratic institutions using neuroscience and data analytics. China and Russia are actively employing these strategies to influence public opinion and create societa…
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2025
book
Wróblewski W.; Wiśniewski M.; Bieniasz J.
civil protection and domestic security in contemporary hybrid warfare
Civil Protection and Domestic Security in Contemporary Hybrid Warfare presents a comprehensive approach to civil protection and domestic security in contemporary hybrid armed conflict. Hybrid warfare encompasses a number of dimensions such as military, politi…
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2025
web page
Cognitive Security Institute
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2025
web page
Discover the latest insights with OpenMinds' Cognitive Defence Monitor — a curated selection of reports on information influence, AI, social media governance, and more.
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2025
book
Schwartz G.M.
strategic studies institute
The term “cognitive defense” is gaining traction in national security
and homeland-defense planning. And for good reason. The diverse portfolio
of threats to the homeland that has emerged following two decades of conflict
in the Middle East and Southwest Asia…
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2025
report
Bıçakcı S.
resaid project - istanbul bilgi university
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2025
preprint
Ask T.F.; Knox B.
nato
Technological and scientific advances in neuroscience, information technology, and artificial intelligence have expanded how human and machine cognition can be targeted, manipulated, and weaponized. These developments have heightened the need for a coherent f…
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2025
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Stoycheff A.
ntcenter
This is a model for educators and analysts that suggests the principal triggers (activation points) and vectors (mechanisms of action) that affect our cognition and behaviour through perception, processing and decision-making. The model is informed by advance…
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2025
report
Blatny J.
nato sto
Cognitive Warfare (CogWar) is the fight for cognitive superiority.
CogWar has been recognised as a strategic research challenge and the STO
is playing a pivotal role in enhancing NATO’s operational readiness through
science-based knowledge. This CSRR addresse…
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2025
document
Gaie C.
institut d'administration des entreprises (iae) - lyon
Cyber warfare and cognitive warfare, once seen as distinct domains, are increasingly interconnected. Cyberattacks now generate cognitive effects such as fear, confusion, and loss of trust, while cognitive operations exploit digital infrastructures. This conve…
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2025
book chapter
Pérez-Curiel C.; García-Marín D.
disinformation and counternarratives in international security: cognitive competition
[No abstract available]
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2025
journal article
Reczkowski R.; Adamski B.
pastoral psychology
Cognitive warfare has emerged as a critical domain in modern conflict, targeting the human mind through sophisticated psychological, informational, and neurological tactics, techniques, and procedures. This article examines how human perception, decision-maki…
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2025
journal article
sanidad militar - revista de sanidad de las fuerzas armadas de españa
Strategic communication has been consolidated as an essential instrument in contemporary conflict management, crisis and social influence; with a key role in shaping public perceptions, behavioral orientation and protecting democratic resilience. Cognitive wa…
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2025
journal article
Yun M.; Kim E.
the korean society of private security
In contemporary multi-domain warfare, the rapid advancement of emerging technologies have elevated cognitive warfare as a decisive mode of conflict. Within this domain, the human brain itself functions simul-taneously as a weapon, a target, and the battlespac…
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2025
preprint
Dillon R.; Thirumaran K.
james cook university singapore
Cognitive warfare is an area of increased scrutiny and concern worldwide. This paperargues that States that are increasingly employing censorship under the guise ofcombating "misinformation" may inadvertently replicate the cognitive warfare tacticsthey seek t…
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2025
conference paper
Fenstermacher L.; Vitiello C.; Larson K.
proceedings of spie - the international society for optical engineering
Previous defense strategy documents categorized the United States as being in “competition” against other major powers, including Russia and the People's Republic of China,1 and developed an approach to execute the security strategy when interacting with thes…
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2025
journal article
Rinaldi A.
cambridge international law journal
This article examines how cognitive warfare, namely strategies manipulating perceptions, emotions and beliefs through disinformation, propaganda and cyber operations, funda mentally challenges international legal frameworks governing both the use of force (ju…
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2025
journal article
Ariton L.
international conference knowledge-based organization
Cognitive warfare, understood as the deliberate deployment of informational and psychological operations to influence human perception and decision-making, has emerged as a threat within the European Union’s (EU) security environment. This article contributes…
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