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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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Strategic Corruption and the Future of Hybrid Warfare

Archive, Defense & Security, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesanti-corruption enforcement, compromised elites, criminal organizations, cyber-enabled corruption, Deterrence, Disinformation campaigns, external rivals, foreign influence, fragmented sovereignty, geopolitical leverage, governance, Hybrid Warfare, illicit financial systems, influence operations, infrastructure dependence, infrastructure financing, institutional erosion, institutional resilience, investigative journalism, judicial independence, lobbying networks, military power, National Security, offshore finance, organized crime, patronage networks, political resilience, procurement oversight, public trust, regulatory oversight, sanction evasion, strategic investments, strategic stability, transparency

Strategic Corruption and the Future of Hybrid Warfare

Jeffery A. Tobin0 Comments

Published: June 23, 2026 During the Cold War, deterrence centered on missiles, troop deployments, and nuclear escalation. Military power still matters enormously, but modern strategic competition increasingly unfolds far from conventional battlefields. Rival states…

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The Election May Be Over, but the Threat of Foreign Interference Is Not

Strategic Adversariesadversarial nation-states, American society, China, Craig Albert , cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, democracy, Disinformation, divisiveness, election, foreign interference, hacking, inauguration day, influence operations, intelligence agencies, Iran, malinformation, misinformation, polarization, political process, public confidence, Russia, Social Media, US elections, vigilance

The Election May Be Over, but the Threat of Foreign Interference Is Not

Craig Albert0 Comments

Election day came and went relatively smoothly. There was none of the violence or unrest people feared. What if, however, the real danger has not passed but is just beginning?…

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