Pierrick Devidal
For some military commentators, “cognitive warfare” is “the ultimate domain of military confrontation between major powers” and “the game changer of the 21st century”. Some predict that “the human mind is becoming the battlefield of tomorrow, and this means that every person is a potential target”. Others see “cognitive warfare” as another buzzword repackaging old concepts for strategic purposes. Either way, technological innovation and advances in neuro-, bio-, information and cognitive (NBIC) sciences are enabling new military capabilities that are gaining significant attention among governments.
This shift is occurring in the context of broader changes in contemporary warfare. Instilling uncertainty and mistrust in the data and information that have become critical to multidomain military coordination, sometimes described as “mosaic warfare”, is now a highly valued strategic capability. “Cognitive warfare” seeks to strengthen that capability through technological convergence.
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