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The mind beats the sword, again

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The mind beats the sword, again

Iran's Lego videos are not propaganda in the classical sense. They do not ask you to admire Iran. They ask you to complete a thought you were already having about your own government. It is aikido: the force that takes you down is your own.

Inside the Noise: How Narrative Became the New Risk Domain.

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Inside the Noise: How Narrative Became the New Risk Domain.

Storytelling has evolved from a branding tool into a strategic shield in contested perception spaces. It started with a Wall Street Journal article about companies paying serious money for storytellers. Most mornings, when I don’t work out, I meditate, then have my coffee and read the news. This one

When Your Ally Starts Campaigning In Your House

Influence Operations

When Your Ally Starts Campaigning In Your House

I remember a discussion we had during our international relations class, back when we still called the system “unipolar”. Someone asked what the world would look like if it slid back toward multipolarity. What framework would we use? How would we know we were already there? Looking back, one of

Beyond the Firehose

Beyond the Firehose

The real risk is not one big lie that everyone suddenly believes. It is a slow grind where people no longer trust that anything in their feed is solid. Truth does not vanish; it fragments. Trust does not suddenly disappear; it erodes and retreats into small islands:

Protection in the hybrid zone

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Protection in the hybrid zone

For me, hybrid is where state and non-state actors intersect, often with deniability, so that “ordinary” crime, activism or online noise can serve strategic aims.