Modern Warfare
•Warfare combining military, cyber, and information tools
Hybrid
•Information used for decisions
intelligence
•Traditional war using armies and force
conventional warfare
this type of warfare targets the human brain's "operating system"—aiming to change not just what people think, but how they think and process information.
cognitive warfare
•Reliable access to energy
energy security
•Indirect conflict between major powers
proxy warfare
•False info shared unintentionally
misinformation
•How people interpret reality
public perception
Highly realistic but manipulated video or audio generated by AI, used to show a leader or official saying or doing something they never actually did.
deepfake
•Reliance on another country for energy
energy dependence
•Preventing attack by showing strength
deterrence
•False info shared intentionally
disinfomration
•Controlling information to influence
manipulation
The strategic goal of dividing a society into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions, making national consensus and cooperation impossible
polarization
•Interruption of energy supply
supply disruption
•Essential systems like energy and transport
critical infrastructure
•Checking if information is true
verification
This term is used to describe "active" military force involving physical movement and the use of lethal weapons (bombs, bullets, missiles), as opposed to "soft" power or cyber attacks.
kinetic
An environment (usually online) where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own, making them more vulnerable to manipulation.
echo chamber
•Using multiple energy sources
diversification
Warfare in which the two sides' relative military power, strategy, or tactics differ significantly (e.g., a professional army vs. a decentralized insurgent group).
Asymmetric
Defined by Clausewitz, this refers to the simple unforeseen difficulties (weather, fatigue, errors) that make the "easy" tasks in war suddenly very difficult.
friction
The full right and power of a governing body over itself and its physical borders, which traditional warfare aims to protect or seize.
sovereignty
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•Using economic pressure
economic coercion