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Dec

How Beijing Repackages U.S. Public Diplomacy as “Cognitive Warfare” A Strategic Resilience Group Sponsored Article

December 15, 2025
https://www.srgadaptive.com/articles/how-beijing-repackages-u.s.-public-diplomacy-as-%E2%80%9Ccognitive-warfare%E2%80%9D- In September 2025, China’s Xinhua Institute released a report with an unusually blunt title: Colonization of the Mind – The Means, Roots, and Global Perils of U.S. Cognitive Warfare (PLA pdf}. It has become the foundational piece from the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in Kunming, with printed copies placed in the hands of foreign...
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02
Dec

Pinnacle Conference Rescheduled for 9–10 February 2026

December 2, 2025
The Information Professionals Association, in partnership with The Cipher Brief and the National Center for Narrative Intelligence, will host Pinnacle 2026 on 9–10 February 2026 at the Carahsoft facility, 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100, Reston, Virginia. The event will be conducted in coordination with the National Security Council’s Cognitive Advantage initiative. This year’s updated...
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02
Dec

Cadet Jayden LaVecchia – Norwich ’27. Narrative Access and Maneuver Denial: Ethical Initiative in the Battle for Beliefs.

December 2, 2025
Cadet Jayden LaVecchia – Norwich ’27.  Narrative Access and Maneuver Denial: Ethical Initiative in the Battle for Beliefs. The author’s comments and those of the gallery are our own and do not reflect the opinions or policies of Norwich University, the Department of War, Army Cyber Command, the Information Professionals Association, or Strategic Resilience Group....
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10
Nov

SRG / IPA Professional Writing Group : Synopsis of Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium

November 10, 2025
Strategic Resilience Group (SRG) LLC (https://www.srgadaptive.com/) continues to partner with the Information Professionals Association by a virtual Community of Interest (COI). In conjunction with this COI, SRG hosts a bi-weekly virtual writers’ lab via their corporate network using Microsoft Teams. To participate in these labs please join our Professional Writing Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13318081/ to receive regular invitations....
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10
Nov

AI Companion Bots: The ATHENA Kill Chain for Anthropomorphized Influence

November 10, 2025
By: Sean Guillory (MAD Warfare, BetBreakingNews), Glenn Borsky, Rose Guingrich (ETHICOM, Princeton University) “You look lonely…”- Bladerunner 2049 “I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.” – HAL 9000   We imagine that the notion that an AI...
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Oct

SRG and IPA Virtual Writing Lab Welcomes New Participants

October 28, 2025
Strategic Resilience Group (SRG) LLC (https://www.srgadaptive.com/) partnered with the Information Professionals Association in August of 2025 to sponsor a virtual Community of Interest (COI). In conjunction with this COI, SRG hosts a bi-weekly virtual writers’ lab via their corporate network using Microsoft Teams. To participate in these labs please join our Professional Writing Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13318081/ to...
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27
Oct

Synchronizing Multi-Domain Operations: MAJ Scott Hall Shares Insights at IPA-SRG Virtual Writers’ Lab

October 27, 2025
MAJ Scott Hall – Synchronizing Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) Effects: Putting the Commander Back in Control The author’s comments and those of the gallery are our own and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the Department of the Army, Army Cyber Command, the Information Professionals Association, or Strategic Resilience Group. Strategic Resilience Group (SRG)...
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21
Oct

Cheese and Wine and Lively Discussions

October 21, 2025,
DMV IPA Members, We have many things to celebrate and your continued support and participation in the Information Professionals Association DMV chapter is one among many. Please join our DMV Chapter President at The Army and Navy Club (ANC) in Downtown DC on November 5 for cheese and wine and lively discussions. Please RSVP via...
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15
Oct

Predicting Influence Operations: Lyapunov Stability as a Cognitive Early Warning System

October 15, 2025
By. Santosh Srinivasaiah (Diaconia) and Sean Anthony Guillory (MAD Warfare, BetBreakingNews)   Information professionals today have access to a growing set of analytical tools designed to map, measure, and visualize the information environment. From network analysis and cognitive terrain mapping to sentiment tracking and narrative diffusion models, these tools have significantly improved our ability to...
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Sep

IPA AND STRATEGIC RESILIENCE GROUP VIRTUAL WRITING LAB

September 30, 2025
Mr. Doug Jordan – Researching, Writing, Publishing and Getting Your Story Out. Mr. Jordon’s comments are his own and do not reflect the opinions or policies of Joint Special Operations University, US Special Operations Command, or the Department of War. Thank you to the nine people that joined Strategic Resilience Group (SRG) in the conduct...
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