by Dr. Sean Guillory “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win” – Stephen King Link to photo source and What this photo is about Let’s start this Halloween-themed piece of writing with a confession: I don’t know what the cognitive domain is.  I know: sheer heresy....Read More

I am incredibly thankful for Steve Tatham’s latest book, Information Operations: Facts, Fakes, Conspiracists. I am often asked by colleagues what books they should read to quickly understand the environment and capabilities that comprise this realm of warfare. While I’m accustomed to pointing people to Like War (Singer and Brooking), Information Operations now stands in...Read More

The Kremlin’s Information War as Counterbalance to Western Commitment  Author: Jerry E. Landrum, PhD In the early days of the Russo-Ukraine War, the Ukrainian government initiated an information campaign to solicit military support from powerful Western states.  The video of Volodymyr Zelensky with his cabinet in military fatigues defiantly announcing, “We are all here defending...Read More

Update from the US Army War College’s Influence and Information Advantage Elective: Information Wargaming Lessons Learned Authors: CDR Michael Posey, Mr. Joseph Wheaton, COL Jerry Landrum, PhD In this article, we will discuss how we used three different influence wargames at the US Army War College to achieve learning objectives during an information-centric elective and...Read More

Cognitive Terrain Mapping: Charting a way forward in Information Operations Authors: John Bicknell and Christian Andros This article describes Cognitive Terrain Mapping. Currently being prototyped by the US Army, it is a versatile new capability which employs complexity science and information theory to visualize the changing cognitive states of humans within systems. The Army is...Read More

IPA is excited to assist the Information Power Institute of Australia for Global Information Conference Australia 2024 – Phoenix Challenge this coming June. The conference’s theme is Innovating for deterrence and readiness in the Indo-Pacific. It will include keynote and panel sessions as well as optional working groups to develop practical solutions for current information challenges in...Read More