How the Iran War Blurs the Mind and Battlefield
How the Iran war blurs mind and battlefield - America Out Loud News The intricacies of Cognitive Warfare are quite complex as eloquently elaborated by Edward Haugland in his book “ The Cognitive War: Why We Are Losing and How We Can Win ”: “[It is} Primarily an ideological war between tyranny and freedom, control and independence, subjugation and democracy…In its most basic form, it is a war against good and evil…[it] can and does include irregular warfare and kinetics.” The characteristics vary based upon the “theater” of activities, as the world’s attention is now focused upon the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. There clearly is a “hybrid” dynamic at play currently of cognitive and kinetic components, as Mr. Haugland notes: “One challenge is denying, disrupting, and proactively superseding the global front of propaganda, false images, and narratives of Iran, Russia, and China, driving fear, economic reaction, and creating doubt.” These statements highlight not only the sub...