Is Cognitive Warfare a Useful Concept for Understanding Contemporary Conflict Short of War?

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Brief Overview

Cognitive warfare claims to be a new mode of conflict based on psychological manipulating an adversarial society or elites. The paper points at the weaknesses of the concept and proposes a greater focus on neuro S/T for manipulating human minds.

Author

• Armin Krishnan, East Carolina University