Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.18.4.2587" target="_blank" >10.5038/1944-0472.18.4.2587</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russian Federation&apos;s application of CW in Ukraine since 2013, contrasting it with the strategic concepts developed by the People&apos;s Republic of China (PRC). Russia&apos;s approach, rooted in Soviet-era maskirovka and reflexive control, integrates cyber operations, disinformation, and the use of non-state proxies, including private military companies, organized crime, and the Russian Orthodox Church, to destabilize adversaries and manufacture uncertainty. In response, Ukraine has demonstrated remarkable resilience through a whole-of-society mobilization, effectively countering Russian narratives and leveraging a volunteer IT Army. China’s CW strategy emphasizes narrative dominance and systemic persuasion to achieve its goal of &quot;winning without fighting&quot;. The article argues that while Russia’s brute-force methods have revealed strategic weaknesses, China is learning from these mistakes. By narrowly focusing on conventional warfighting, some Western governments risk being outmaneuvered in this critical domain, making the lessons from Ukraine essential for understanding the future of global security.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare

Popis výsledku anglicky

Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russian Federation&apos;s application of CW in Ukraine since 2013, contrasting it with the strategic concepts developed by the People&apos;s Republic of China (PRC). Russia&apos;s approach, rooted in Soviet-era maskirovka and reflexive control, integrates cyber operations, disinformation, and the use of non-state proxies, including private military companies, organized crime, and the Russian Orthodox Church, to destabilize adversaries and manufacture uncertainty. In response, Ukraine has demonstrated remarkable resilience through a whole-of-society mobilization, effectively countering Russian narratives and leveraging a volunteer IT Army. China’s CW strategy emphasizes narrative dominance and systemic persuasion to achieve its goal of &quot;winning without fighting&quot;. The article argues that while Russia’s brute-force methods have revealed strategic weaknesses, China is learning from these mistakes. By narrowly focusing on conventional warfighting, some Western governments risk being outmaneuvered in this critical domain, making the lessons from Ukraine essential for understanding the future of global security.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Strategic Security

ISSN

1944-0464

e-ISSN

1944-0472

Svazek periodika

18

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

177-189

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105027671533