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Information Influence in AI-Assisted Hybrid Warfare in the U.S. Industrial Complex

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Development, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threats, Energy, Government & Politicscampaign awareness, counter-influence operations, credential laundering, data integrity, decision denial, global networks, Hybrid Warfare, industrial security, influence operations, information influence, institutional effects, institutional manipulation, integrity assurance, legitimacy, machine-speed amplification, narrative amplification, narrative baseline, operational coupling, operational friction, partner communication, provenance, provenance tracking, quiet legitimacy, regulatory delay, reputational risk, respectability engine, strategic isolation, strategic narratives, trust erosion, U.S. industrial complex

Information Influence in AI-Assisted Hybrid Warfare in the U.S. Industrial Complex

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

Published: July 7, 2026 Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted hybrid warfare increasingly relies on information-influence engineered to appear legitimate. The objective is not mass persuasion through provocatively aggressive propaganda, but the…

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How Civilian Dual-Use Technologies Are Reshaping Global Security Policies

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Development, Strategic AdversariesAI-enabled navigation, AUKUS, autonomous weapons, Civilian dual-use technologies, collective defense, counter-drone strategy, critical infrastructure, drones, energy grid, espionage, export control regimes, FPV drones, global security policies, governance gaps, hybrid conflict, infrastructure attacks, innovation, legal frameworks, National defense, NATO, Nord Stream pipelines, procurement pathways, resilience, sabotage, start-ups, transportation hubs, unmanned aircraft systems

How Civilian Dual-Use Technologies Are Reshaping Global Security Policies

Harry Geisler0 Comments

In August 2024, police in northern Germany chased a fleet of drones loitering over critical infrastructure: a decommissioned nuclear plant, a chemical facility, and a Baltic liquified natural gas (LNG)…

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Revitalizing South-East Turkey After the 2023 Earthquakes

DevelopmentTurkey

Revitalizing South-East Turkey After the 2023 Earthquakes

Alp Sevimlisoy

Turkey is grappling with the aftermath of multiple earthquakes of unprecedented strength on the Richter scale, particularly in urban areas. This devastating situation calls for a novel approach to rebuild…

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Protecting the Hazara People of Afghanistan is a Moral Obligation the World is Failing to Meet

DevelopmentAfghanistan, Taliban, United States

Protecting the Hazara People of Afghanistan is a Moral Obligation the World is Failing to Meet

Alice Hickson

Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in September, more than 2,800 Hazara Shiites were forcibly evicted from their homes. As an ethnic and religious minority, targeted violence from the Taliban and the…

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The Inevitability of the Taliban’s Resurgence in Afghanistan

Defense & Security, Development

The Inevitability of the Taliban’s Resurgence in Afghanistan

Benjamin Cole

With the Biden Administration poised to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan a criticism and worries that Biden’s decision is a mistake because it will end up in the Taliban resurging…

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Africa’s (Modern) Slavery Problem

DevelopmentAfrica, Angola, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Liberia, Mauritania, Sierra Leone

Africa’s (Modern) Slavery Problem

Joanna Rozpedowski

From rubies in Mozambique to emeralds in Zambia, opals in Australia, and Jade in Myanmar, the mining industry is undergoing an extraction renaissance that is as profitable as it is…

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Humanity on the Move: Migration in the Age of Walls and Borders

DevelopmentEuropean Union, Migration, United Nations, United States

Humanity on the Move: Migration in the Age of Walls and Borders

Joanna Rozpedowski

A version of this article was originally published by E-IR. “Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the number of border walls between nations has more than quadrupled” precisely at a…

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The Price of Inequality: The Dangerous Rural-Urban Divide in Afghanistan

DevelopmentAfghanistan, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Price of Inequality: The Dangerous Rural-Urban Divide in Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

In Afghanistan, coups and regime changes are often initiated from the mountainous countryside by heavily-indoctrinated and disgruntled young men. These young men, who live in severe poverty and are without…

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Local Approach Needed in Central African Republic as Humanitarian Crisis Looms

DevelopmentAfrican Union, Central African Republic, European Union, United States

Local Approach Needed in Central African Republic as Humanitarian Crisis Looms

Alexandra Gilliard

Following the decolonization of Africa in the 1960s and 1970s, African governments decided against redrawing arbitrary national borders that were created by European powers. In many states, this decision gave…

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Security and Trade: The Need for a Global Britain Approach in Africa

DevelopmentChina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, European Union, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Kingdom

Security and Trade: The Need for a Global Britain Approach in Africa

Robert Clark

As UK Prime Minister Theresa May leads a trade and investment tour in Africa this week, Britain must seek to forge new partnerships in the region, in addition to solidifying…

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