- How MK-Ultra Principles Became Instruments of Information WarfareIntroduction: The Battlefield Moves Into the Mind The methods outlived the program. That is the central argument of this chapter—not because modern influence operations are direct continuations of Project MKULTRA, but because the psychological principles studied by governments, military organizations, advertisers, and political strategists over the past century have become part of the broader science… Read more: How MK-Ultra Principles Became Instruments of Information Warfare
- Check for Yourself Before Forming an OpinionI don’t spend all my time on social media, and I definitely don’t spend all my time on LinkedIn, but I have noticed that lately there has been a flood of propaganda posts asserting Gaza genocide, and they’ve got, you know, pictures that are very upsetting and very triggering. Well, I took the time today… Read more: Check for Yourself Before Forming an Opinion
- Antifa Encampments and Palestinian Psyops: Same Playbook, Different NamesIntroduction: Beyond the Surface of Urban Unrest Modern political unrest rarely emerges from a single cause. It is usually the result of multiple forces converging: genuine grievances, ideological movements, organizational networks, media ecosystems, and competing interpretations of events. The challenge for democratic societies is distinguishing between legitimate civic activism and the ways political narratives can… Read more: Antifa Encampments and Palestinian Psyops: Same Playbook, Different Names
- America First or America Blind? Ukraine and Iran are DifferentEvery foreign policy doctrine is tested the same way: can it distinguish one threat from another? Grand strategy is not about producing the same answer everywhere. It is about allocating limited military power, limited political capital, and limited public patience to the risks that matter most. States cannot afford to treat every crisis as equally… Read more: America First or America Blind? Ukraine and Iran are Different
- Inaction: The Real American Playbook Towards IranIntroduction: The Politics of Moving Without Arriving For more than four decades, the United States and Iran have been locked in a confrontation that repeatedly appears on the verge of transformation. A crisis erupts. Washington issues warnings. Military assets move. Officials promise consequences. Markets react. Allies prepare for escalation. Then, almost inevitably, the cycle changes… Read more: Inaction: The Real American Playbook Towards Iran
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