Emerging Intelligence Paradigms in the Russia–Ukraine War: CROWDINT, CITINT, and the Digital Battlespace

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3849/1802-7199.25.2025.01.193-211" target="_blank" >10.3849/1802-7199.25.2025.01.193-211</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Emerging Intelligence Paradigms in the Russia–Ukraine War: CROWDINT, CITINT, and the Digital Battlespace

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article investigates the emergence of new intelligence disciplines catalysed by the war in Ukraine, revealing the obsolescence of legacy models in technologically saturated conflict environments. It examines the operational integration of crowdsourced intelligence (CROWDINT), citizen intelligence (CITINT), and AI-enabled analytical tools, which together enable real-time situational awareness and decentralised decision-making. The analysis highlights the increasingly critical role of commercial providers offering GEOINT, CYBINT, and digital HUMINT services, and how these sources are leveraged by both state and non-state actors. Russia’s cognitive warfare strategies—targeting public perception and strategic ambiguity—are juxtaposed with Ukraine’s use of AI-supported verification, resilient digital ecosystems, and participatory intelligence networks. Drawing on these dynamics, the article contends that the conflict marks a paradigmatic shift in intelligence generation, requiring NATO and allied structures to reorient their doctrinal frameworks, invest in emerging capabilities, and institutionalise digital-era intelligence practices to address the complexity of modern warfare.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Emerging Intelligence Paradigms in the Russia–Ukraine War: CROWDINT, CITINT, and the Digital Battlespace

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article investigates the emergence of new intelligence disciplines catalysed by the war in Ukraine, revealing the obsolescence of legacy models in technologically saturated conflict environments. It examines the operational integration of crowdsourced intelligence (CROWDINT), citizen intelligence (CITINT), and AI-enabled analytical tools, which together enable real-time situational awareness and decentralised decision-making. The analysis highlights the increasingly critical role of commercial providers offering GEOINT, CYBINT, and digital HUMINT services, and how these sources are leveraged by both state and non-state actors. Russia’s cognitive warfare strategies—targeting public perception and strategic ambiguity—are juxtaposed with Ukraine’s use of AI-supported verification, resilient digital ecosystems, and participatory intelligence networks. Drawing on these dynamics, the article contends that the conflict marks a paradigmatic shift in intelligence generation, requiring NATO and allied structures to reorient their doctrinal frameworks, invest in emerging capabilities, and institutionalise digital-era intelligence practices to address the complexity of modern warfare.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Obrana a strategie

ISSN

1214-6463

e-ISSN

1802-7199

Svazek periodika

25

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

193-211

Kód UT WoS článku

001523157500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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