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Why the “First AI War” is Still a Human Struggle

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Why the “First AI War” is Still a Human Struggle

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

Published: June 8, 2026 The label of the “first AI war” obscures the reality that Operation EPIC FURY is still a conflict in which human judgment remains central to targeting. Artificial intelligence (AI) has not replaced human…

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Quiet Warfare: Bending Data and Perceptions in the Defense Industrial Base

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threatsaccess control, agentic AI, attack surface, counterfeit insertion, cyber intrusion, data manipulation, data provenance, defense industrial base, Deterrence, hybrid campaigns, identity systems, influence narratives, Information Operations, intellectual property theft, logging, microsegmentation, National Security, One moment, predictive maintenance, production delays, reconnaissance, resilience, supply chain manipulation, supply chain visibility, working through the calculations for this response in more detail.artificial intelligence, zero trust

Quiet Warfare: Bending Data and Perceptions in the Defense Industrial Base

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

Published: May 14, 2026 Artificial intelligence is quietly redrawing the front lines of national security, and the United States’ Defense Industrial Base (DIB) now sits in the crosshairs of a…

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China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAI, AI investment, AI supremacy, AI technical competency., AI training, artificial intelligence, Baidu, ChatGPT, China, Chinese aggression, data centers, decision dominance, deepfakes, DeepSeek, DoD, ERNIE model, Generative AI, gray zone conflict, hybrid conflict, Information Operations, joint force, large language models, malign information operations, military affairs, multidomain operations, Nvidia chips, open-source AI, Project Maven, psychological operations, Qwen, Spamouflage Dragon

China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

The DoD must incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to counter the influence of China. Artificial intelligence will inevitably determine who shapes future conflicts. China is actively using these capabilities to…

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Self-Deterrence, Narrative Control, and Nuclear Deterrence: The Case of Israel

Archive, Strategic Adversariesdemocracy, freedom, Gaza, Human Rights, information dominance, Information Operations, Information Warfare, Israel, Middle East, misinformation, mistrust, narrative control, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear posture, Nuclear Weapons, propaganda, self-deterrence

Self-Deterrence, Narrative Control, and Nuclear Deterrence: The Case of Israel

Aaron Holland1 Comment

The theory of self-deterrence has emerged as a pivotal factor in shaping the behavior of nuclear-armed states. At the heart of this concept lies the intricate interplay between reputational concerns,…

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Understanding Information Operations & Information Warfare

Defense & SecurityChina, Information Operations, Information Warfare, NATO, Russia, United States

Understanding Information Operations & Information Warfare

Matthew J. Fecteau

This article was originally published on January 7, 2019. The concept of information operations (IO) has entered into our everyday lexicon without a precise definition. Any stated definition of information…

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Iran’s Fragile Moments of Democracy May Not Survive the Propaganda Bots

Government & PoliticsDisinformation, Information Operations, Iran, United States

Iran’s Fragile Moments of Democracy May Not Survive the Propaganda Bots

Ali Arfa

A day after Aljazeera published a piece on Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), whose Twitter users were targeting Iranian scholars, academics, and journalists in favor of dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister…

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