Cognitive Warfare Analysis

The Battlefieldis inside your mind

Analyzing information warfare, cognitive manipulation, and psychological operations. Understand the weapons. Build your defenses.

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DISINFO CAMPAIGN — Active threat detected DEEPFAKE ALERT — New AI bypass reported NATO COG WAR — Doctrine update published OSINT — New verification toolkit released INFLUENCE OP — Bot network identified DISINFO CAMPAIGN — Active threat detected DEEPFAKE ALERT — New AI bypass reported NATO COG WAR — Doctrine update published OSINT — New verification toolkit released INFLUENCE OP — Bot network identified
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Online Radicalization

Far-right radicalization in America

Understanding Far-Right Radicalization Pathways in Contemporary America In 2022, internal research from Meta revealed that its recommendation algorithms consistently directed users searching for mainstream conservative...

⏱ 8 min read
Confirmation bias: the cognitive vulnerability reshaping information warfare
Cognitive Biases and Mental Vulnerabilities

Confirmation bias: seeing only what we want to see

In December 2016, a gunman entered Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C., convinced that the restaurant was harboring a child trafficking operation. Edgar Maddison...

⏱ 9 min read
The Hidden Arsenal: Soviet Active Measures During the Cold War
Documented Operations

Soviet active measures during the Cold War

While nuclear missiles dominated Cold War headlines, a more insidious campaign unfolded in newsrooms, universities, and political movements across the Western world. Between 1945 and...

⏱ 8 min read
Image in Internet Research Agency: analysis of the troll factory
Case Studies and Analysis

Internet Research Agency: analysis of the troll factory

The Genesis of Industrial-Scale Information Operations In February 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed indictments against thirteen Russian nationals and three entities, including the...

⏱ 7 min read
Deepfakes and Audiovisual Manipulation

Types of deepfakes: face, voice, full body

When Ukraine’s President Spoke Russian: The Evolution of Synthetic Media Threats In March 2022, a deepfake video surfaced showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appearing to...

⏱ 8 min read
Talking about the reptilian brain
Neuromarketing and Commercial Persuasion

The reptilian brain and purchasing decisions

The Triune Brain Architecture and Decision Making Imagine this: A defense contractor’s procurement team sits in a conference room, evaluating competing cybersecurity platforms. The presentation...

⏱ 9 min read