Abstract Traditional simulations and wargames evaluate plans, train decision makers, and assess mission outcomes within predefined operational scenarios. Although these environments may incorporate uncertainty, adaptive adversaries, and realistic operational complexity, they generally treat the decision environment as part of the simulation background rather than as the primary object of analysis. Modern influence operations increasingly exploit...Read More

The Ledger Comes to Life Religions have long imagined a ledger of deeds, in which every kindness and transgression is recorded and later weighed by a divine judge. Cultural theorists Galutsky, Khutsishvili, and Aniskevich (2024) note that a modern mind might picture that ledger as an artificial intelligence keeping a “behavioral dossier” on each person....Read More

German Grid Sabotage: Possible Convergence of Vulkangruppe Milieus, RAF  Networks, Transnational Infrastructure and Russian Hybrid Activity  Assessment date: 6 September 2026  Information cut-off: 14:30 UTC, updated for the latest Lavrov statement  Handling TLP: CLEAR / Open-source anticipatory assessment  Purpose: Develop, test and refine hypotheses; identify indicators, warning signals and intelligence gaps  Executive hypothesis   The working...Read More

Plato observed that those who tell the stories rule society. Today, some of the world’s most powerful technology leaders are telling a remarkably consequential story about artificial intelligence—and increasingly, they are talking not about what AI can do, but about who will control intelligence, compute, labor, and ultimately national power. I reviewed the recent public...Read More

The IPA Hawaii Chapter is inviting information professionals, colleagues, and friends to join them for a special Meet & Greet during INFOPAC 2026 on August 31st,  2026. The event is an opportunity to connect with information professionals from INFOPAC and around the world, exchange ideas, and build relationships within the broader information professional community. Whether...Read More

“When the audience is the machine, our efforts shift from how to protect the population to how we analyze and influence the infrastructure that reaches us. Media literacy taught us to evaluate what people published. Machine literacy teaches us how to evaluate how machines constructed the answer.” Read more in The Audience Is a Machine:...Read More