Matthias Wasinger
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The Illusion of Transparency: Data vs. Intelligence on the Battlefield
Abstract: Hybrid warfare integrates both military and non-military tactics, leveraging AI, cyberspace, and the information realm as force multipliers. Cyberspace and the information realm serve as a domain and battlefield, while AI accelerates decision-making and disinformation. Modern surveillance fosters a perception of a “transparent battlefield,” yet raw data is not actionable intelligence and understanding adversarial… Read more →
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Die Renaissance des Carl von Clausewitz
Strategie für Entscheidungsträger im 21. Jahrhundert Lennard Souchon, (Hamburg, 2024). 348 pp. Lennard Souchon’s Die Renaissance des Carl von Clausewitz is an ambitious and timely exploration of how the Prussian theorist’s ideas continue to shape modern strategic thought. Far from being a dusty relic of nineteenth-century military theory, Souchon presents Clausewitz as a figure experiencing… Read more →
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Then We Will Fight In The Shade
Abstract: The recognition of existential threats such as cognitive warfare is crucial to avoid defeat. Western societies must address such threats by leveraging their militaries’ adaptability. Relying solely on the military poses risks, however, necessitating a comprehensive approach to national security. Coordination among all the instruments of power under democratic control is essential for effective… Read more →
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The Highest Form of Freedom and the West’s Best Weapon to Counter Cognitive Warfare
Abstract: “Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven.” Shakespeare’s timeless words echo throughout history and find validity in contemporary struggles. Modern warfare is, waged in the human domain more than ever, with the human mind becoming the battlefield in cognitive warfare. The aim is to change not only what people… Read more →
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How to Set a Theater from an Information Warfare Perspective
Abstract: Whereas the characteristic of war as an act of violence remains unchanged, warfare itself has developed throughout the history of humankind. In all times, successful military leaders exploited all given, known, and required domains of warfare. However, the increasing importance of the information domain as an enabler of asymmetry appears to be undervalued. Multi-domain… Read more →
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Does the Rising Demand for a European Army go Beyond Political Rhetoric?
Abstract: A vast majority of European Union (EU) heads of state and an increasing number of leading politicians have advocated for the initiation of an armed force within the region, preferably in the near future. Interestingly, the dialogue has not been followed by deeds, mainly due to lack of political will – a prerequisite to… Read more →
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