Hybrid Warfare
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Cybersecurity, Ethical Governance, And The Risks Of AI Integration In Countering Hybrid Threats
Abstract: The article contends that security is now defined as much by protecting cognition as by defending machines or borders, with hybrid threats targeting both technological systems and human perception through advanced AI, deepfakes, and automated manipulation tools. As AI becomes integral to defence, the article emphasises the necessity of rigorous, ethical governance guided by Read more →
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AI In Cyber And The UN’s Role In Competitive Global Disorder
Abstract: AI systems have transformed cyber defence by enabling self-protecting, self-healing, and predictive defence systems, but they also transform cyberattacks by opening new attack vectors and supporting advanced cyber offensive capabilities. This article examines how AI is leveraged in cyberattacks and operations, with selected examples of the “big four” states adversarial to the Western alliances—China, Read more →
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Challenges And Opportunities In A Dynamic Cyber/Hybrid Landscape
Abstract: The cyber threat landscape has grown in scale, sophistication and complexity due to advancements in AI. This evolution can be observed across multiple threat vectors, including cyber-enabled fraud, supply chain attacks, malicious insiders, and disinformation. To fully assess their impact, it is essential to consider their synergistic effects. Meanwhile, the opportunities in cybersecurity are Read more →
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Defining Cognitive Warfare: Maximalist versus Minimalist Approaches
Abstract: Given the relevance, evolution, and proliferation of cognitive warfare in the modern age, it is necessary to delve deeper into the concept to gain an empirical understanding that can inform future policies and practices. Accordingly, a systematic literature review was carried out to define the concept in relation to six key aspects, namely its Read more →
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Rethinking Cyber War: A Critical Analysis of Thomas Rid
Abstract: This critical analysis evaluates Thomas Rid’s thesis in “Cyber War Will Not Take Place,” which argues that cyber operations do not fulfil Clausewitzian criteria for war. It supports Rid’s overall assertion while exploring nuances and limitations in his argument. Despite the compelling nature of Rid’s claim that cyber war as a standalone phenomenon is Read more →
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Legal And Strategic Approaches To AI-Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Threats
Abstract: Communications networks form the backbone of society in today’s interconnected world, enabling global connectivity and innovation. These systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, however, as evidenced by Russian forces targeting satellite-based networks during the Ukraine war, disrupting crucial services. This highlights the need to protect critical infrastructure from digital threats. AI-enhanced threats exacerbate vulnerabilities but Read more →
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From Hunches To Forecasts: Combining Machine And Human Intelligence For Cyber-Information Sensemaking
Abstract: Hybrid warfare operations embrace an “anything that gets results” strategy, including significant information operations. Western democracies need to better understand the information operations that are undertaken against them. This will need to involve more rigorous observation, monitoring and measurement of malign political campaigns undertaken against them via the internet. Problem statement: How can hybrid Read more →
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Hybrid Threats – The Chinese Focus On Australia
Abstract: Cognitive operations affect people’s perception of reality and decision-making, guiding groups of people and targeted audiences towards conditions desired by a geopolitical adversary. What we are seeing is the use of social media being used in a disinformation context by authoritarian governments against the West in a direct and indirect way to change societies. Read more →
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AI And Microtargeting Disinformation As A Security Threat To The Protection Of International Forces
Abstract: Disinformation has mainly been viewed as a communication challenge. For entities like the UN, the EU and NATO, it has evolved into a security threat and a Force Protection (FP) challenge, as well as a threat to the well-being of deployed individuals and their families overseas. Feasibly, this threat will only grow with the 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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