Psychological Warfare

Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOps), have been known by many other names or terms, including MISO, Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Minds", and propaganda. The term is used "to denote any action which is practiced mainly by psychological methods with the aim of evoking a planned psychological reaction in other people".Various techniques are used, and are aimed at influencing a target audience's value system, belief system, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behavior. It is used to induce confessions or reinforce attitudes and behaviors favorable to the originator's objectives, and are sometimes combined with …

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Jamestown Foundation · 26 April 2024 English

Cheng Lin (程琳), Convener of the National Security Discipline Review Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and former Secretary of the Party Committee and President of …

the psychological warfare mission under the 311 Base, which is focused on psychological warfare measures visibility relative to the PLA’s other psychological warfare assets has made it difficult to judge whether the 311 Base is focused exclusively on psychological warfare and propaganda that targets public opinion


MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 18 April 2024 English

Thus, Influence Operations refer to the use of non-military means of psychological, technological, economic and political influence and subversion to undermine the security and governance of a targeted country. [...] …

a lot in common with political warfare, psychological warfare and information operations of yore, this Technologies (ICT) revolution, information and psychological warfare is directed not just against enemy leadership hi-tech hybridization of political warfare, psychological warfare and information warfare has given rise to to the realm of information warfare or psychological warfare, but cognitive warfare, as they use 5 Christopher covert and subversive operations linked to psychological warfare and propaganda, election meddling, crowd


AIPP: Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact · 18 April 2024 English

Joint Statement to the 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Statement on Agenda Item 4: Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum …

through the promoon of greening economy. Psychological warfare, red-tagging, sexual crimes harassment,


CEPR: Centre for Economic Policy Research · 17 April 2024 English

In his non- profit activity, Vladyslav served as a member of the National Reform Council (2014-2016), Chair of the Banking Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (2010-2014) …

concerned about what it called Soviet “psychological warfare”. Kennan, who played a key role in designing


IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 22 March 2024 English

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Russian government has been proactive in the ideological realm to ensure the sustainability of the war for Russian society. …

is known for eccentric declarations on psychological warfare, the capacity to control the flow of thought


HJS: Henry Jackson Society · 19 March 2024 English

The paper urges an in-depth exploration of the changing nature of warfare and the intricacies of CRSV under the guise of proxy conflicts. [...] The case studies from Ukraine, the …

disputes.10 CRSV is used as torture, and psychological warfare, perpetrated against male prisoners of war


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 19 March 2024 English

In reference to the severity of the impact of synthetic drug markets, of the 193 states reviewed for the Index a total of 22 were given a score of between …

chain for precursor chemicals as tools of psychological warfare. used in synthetic drug production presents


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 15 March 2024 English

Executive Summary India and the European Union (EU), as two of the largest democratic entities, are particularly exposed to foreign manipulation and interference in the information domain. External developments such …

detailing the patterns of informational and psychological warfare. These techniques (which include strawman


SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 15 March 2024 English

Pedersen on the Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict UN-OSES, 15.03.2024 syria-mr-geir-o-pedersen-anniversary-syrian-2 Syria: Statement by the High Representative on the 13th anniversary of the beginning of the conflict EEAS, 13.02.2024 . …

ise-in-comparison/ Coping with Hamas’s Psychological Warfare during the Gaza War Gabriel Weimann & Dana


RAND Corporation · 14 March 2024 English

The authors address the timely issue of AI-powered information warfare in the Indo-Pacific region and its implications for regional and global security, delving into the appropriate strategies required for an …

with air dominance and sea dominance.7 Psychological warfare, a key part of information operations, Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Nathan, Chinese Next-Generation Psychological Warfare: The Military Applications of Emerging


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