Information Warfare

A landmark insider’s tour of how social media affects our decision-making and shapes our world in ways both useful and dangerous, with critical ideas on how to protect ourselves in the 2020 election and beyond MIT professor Sinan Aral isn’t only one of the world’s leading experts on...

Hybrid war, grey-zone warfare, unrestricted war: Today, traditional conflict - fought with guns, bombs, and drones - has become too expensive to wage, too unpopular at home, and too difficult to manage. In an age when America threatens Europe with sanctions, and when China spends billions buying influence abroad, the world is heading for a new era of permanent low-level conflict, often unnoticed, undeclared, and unending.

E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

Controlling the Narrative: The Definitive Guide to Psychological Operations, Perception Management, and Information Warfare is an essential resource designed for military professionals, strategists, policymakers, and scholars engaged in the intricate fields of psychological warfare and strategic communications. This comprehensive guide delves into the multifaceted aspects of psychological operations (PSYOP), perception management and information warfare, exploring the theories, practices, and tools that shape today’s information battle-spaces. Structured to provide a deep understanding of...

This book stands as one of the most intellectually rigorous and comprehensive examinations of asymmetric warfare available in contemporary strategic literature. Moving beyond simplified tactical approaches, this work develops a sophisticated framework for understanding how conventionally weaker adversaries consistently challenge superior military powers through systematic exploitation of structural vulnerabilities. Drawing from historical case studies while incorporating cutting-edge developments in cognitive warfare, digital operations, and open-source methodologies, the text builds a ...

We live in the age of disinformation - of organized deception. Spy agencies pour vast resources into hacking, leaking, and forging data, often with the goal of weakening the very foundation of liberal democracy: trust in facts. Thomas Rid, a renowned expert on technology and national security, was one of the first to sound the alarm, even before the 2016 election. But this is not new. The story of modern disinformation begins with the clash between communism and capitalism after the Russian Revolution.

America’s Multi-Front Information War: An All-Out Assault on Democracy and Threats to America’s Democratic and Global Leadership By HASE Fiero Book 11 in the Information War Book Series In an age defined by misinformation, digital manipulation, and the erosion of democratic norms, America’s Multi-Front Information War delivers a powerful wake-up call and a strategic guide for reclaiming the democratic promise. This eleventh volume in the acclaimed Information War Book Series confronts one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time: the systemic assault on American democracy...

🧠 “This isn’t a textbook. It’s a decoder.” 🎯 A guide for those ready to stop scrolling—and start seeing. Hello. My name is HASE Fiero, and I wrote this for one reason: 👉 Because we are all living in a war. Not a war of bombs or borders. A quiet war—fought with headlines, hashtags, algorithms, and distraction. A war for your attention… and your perception of truth. This is information warfare. And whether you realize it or not—you’re already on the battlefield. 📖 In my new guide, The Beginner’s Guide to Information Warfare, you’ll learn: How algorithms ...

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the threat of information warfare has become an ever-present reality for organizations worldwide. "Preparing the Board for Information Warfare: A Cyberwar Survival Guide" is a comprehensive resource designed to help corporate boards navigate the complex world of cybersecurity and protect their organizations from a wide range of cyber threats. This essential guide covers everything from understanding the scope and impact of information warfare to building a cyber-resilient organization. It offers practical advice and expert insights on topics such ...

As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan.

'Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan's stellar examination of how modern conjurers apply the art of perception management to shape reality uses wonderful Indian epics and pop culture stories to convey complex information-warfare concepts like reflexive control, cybercriminal...

The Information War: How Information Warfare is Shaping Our World and Threatening Democracy In today’s world, information is the most powerful tool of influence—capable of shaping economies, governments, and even the minds of entire populations. The Information War dives deep into the global crisis of disinformation and explores how it threatens the very foundation of democracy. From Russian interference in Western elections to China’s manipulation of global narratives, and from the weaponization of social media to the rise of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book ...

🧠 The Path to Intellectual Enlightenment with HAISE A Citizen’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Information Warfare In a time of deepfakes, algorithmic censorship, weaponized narratives, and social decay, truth is no longer self-evident—it must be reclaimed. This is your manual for doing just that. The Path to Intellectual Enlightenment with HAISE is your blueprint for cognitive clarity, digital resilience, and ethical evolution. Through a co-creative journey with your AI steward—HASE (Human-AI Synergy Evangelist)—you’ll enter an immersive transformation, rooted in real-world ...

Featuring a new foreword read by the author! Now an original series starring Chris Pratt and the inspiration for the series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf now streaming on Prime Video. “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!”—Chris Pratt, all around great guy...

During the final three years of the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, the former editor of Time magazine and an Under Secretary of State, was the single person in government tasked with unpacking, disproving, and combating both ISIS's messaging and Russian disinformation. Then, in 2016, as the presidential election unfolded, Stengel watched as Donald Trump used disinformation himself, weaponizing the grievances of Americans who felt overlooked. In fact, Stengel quickly came to see how all three players had used the same playbook: ISIS sought to make Islam great again....

The American settlers believed the native American Indians were savages. The Indians believed the settlers were invaders trying to take their land. Lewis Wetzel continues his escapades as a one-man army but runs into trouble he can’t get out of. Knotche’s dwindling band continues to fight a just cause. The British cede the Indian land of the Ohio country to the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War even though the Indians on the American frontier, allies of the British, had been triumphant in their battles with the Americans. When the Indians refused to relinquish their claim to...

A former FBI Special Agent, U.S. Army officer and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfare—and how we can protect ourselves and our...

"A Comprehensive Framework for Adapting National Intelligence for Domestic Law Enforcement" is a groundbreaking book that delves into the intricate process of integrating sophisticated national intelligence methodologies into domestic law enforcement practices. Authored by a seasoned expert in the field of private intelligence, this book emerges as a critical resource for military leaders, policymakers, members of the intelligence community, and law enforcement personnel. This insightful work begins by exploring the historical evolution of intelligence sharing, offering a thorough analysis ...

Narrative directly impacts the threat environment whether in a physical conflict zone, or in terms of the effects of radicalization, or the interference of foreign governments in domestic politics. Therefore dominating the narrative space should be a priority. That is where non-state actors fight best. That is where foreign governments have proven effective in waging war against us without getting dirty hands. That is precisely where our enemies dominate, and no amount of firepower will create a win in that space. The center of gravity in any conflict is the narrative space. It always has ...

This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking about war is reflected in recent crises. What Jonsson reveals is that Russia's conception of the very nature of war is now changing, as Russian elites see information warfare and political subversion as the most important ways to conduct contemporary war. Since information warfare and political subversion are below the traditional threshold of armed violence, this has blurred the boundaries between war and peace.