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Jun

Updated Dates: Pinnacle 2025 Moved to September 3–4

June 6, 2025
In consideration of the Labor Day holiday, Pinnacle dates will now be 3-4 September. Please adjust your calendars accordingly, and we look forward to seeing you in September!
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06
Jun

Army Deactivates 1st IO Command as Information Warfare Strategy Evolves

June 6, 2025,
By Jack Lambert, IPA Intern In a symbolic ceremony at Fort Belvoir on May 8, the U.S. Army officially deactivated its only active-duty information operations unit, 1st Information Operations Command (1st IO). Founded in 2002, 1st IO played a central role in red teaming, synchronizing non-kinetic capabilities, and preparing units to resist adversary influence in...
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30
May

Save the Date – IPA’s Annual Pinnacle Event!

May 30, 2025
Save the Date – IPA’s annual Pinnacle event! Update: In consideration of the Labor Day holiday, Pinnacle dates will now be September 3-4. Please adjust your calendars accordingly, and we look forward to seeing you in September! IPA invites you to our first-ever Pinnacle event, September 3-4, 2025, which will take place at the Carahsoft...
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27
Apr

Review of Behavioural Conflict: Why Understanding People and Their Motives Will Prove Decisive in Future Conflict

April 27, 2025
by Michael Williams “If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you.” – former Secretary of Defense James Mattis   I’ve had this book on my ‘re-read’ list for the past year. When I was heavily involved...
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23
Mar

IPA Seeks Paid Summer Intern

March 23, 2025
IPA is seeking a summer intern to support the organization’s communications, outreach, and events. If you’re interested please submit a resume and brief statement of interest (no more than one page) to communications@information-professionals.org no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 11, 2025. The internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students seeking...
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25
Oct

The Cognitive Domain is Where Ghosts are Real

October 25, 2024
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....
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13
Sep

Information Operations: The Primer I’ve (You’ve) Been Looking For

September 13, 2024
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...
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02
Sep

The Kremlin’s Information War as Counterbalance to Western Commitment

September 2, 2024
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...
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26
Jul

Update from the US Army War College’s Influence and Information Advantage Elective

July 26, 2024
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...
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26
Jul

Cognitive Terrain Mapping

July 26, 2024
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...
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