Russias Information Warfare: Exploring the Cognitive Dimension

Abstract

The U.S. military increasingly invests in capabilities to meet challenges from the growth of strategic competition in the information environment, which is aimed at influencing and disrupting adversaries and other groups. By analyzing Russia's approach to information warfare, this article adds to the current understanding of the Russian modus operandi in the information environment. The article argues that the success of competitive strategies in this domain requires not only investment in its technical and informational dimensions but also deep knowledge of its most important onn the cognitive dimension. The article concludes with recommendations to incorporate cognitive dimension considerations in Marine Corps operations in the information environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1101048

Entities

People

  • Blagovest Tashev
  • Brian Mclaughlin
  • Michael Purcell

Organizations

  • Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design