Allied Command Transformation develops the Cognitive Warfare Concept
NATO Allied Command Transformation (3 July 2024) · 2024-07-03 · NATO
ACT describes a Cognitive Warfare Concept with contribution from more than twenty member nations. Dual purpose: a shared framework for how adversaries manipulate public opinion and decision-making, and a path for cognitive resilience. NATO's concept. Not LastPsyOp doctrine.
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Mitigating and Responding to Cognitive Warfare (STO-TR-HFM-ET-356)
NATO Science and Technology Organization (2023) · 2023 · NATO
Open-access technical report. Defines CogWar as exploiting facets of cognition to disrupt, undermine, influence, or modify human decisions. Road map tied to the OODA cycle. Science and technology assessment, not LastPsyOp™ method.
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Cognitive Warfare, NATO Chief Scientist's Report
NATO Science and Technology Organization (2025) · 2025 · NATO
Open access. Frames CogWar as the fight for cognitive superiority and as a strategic research challenge for the STO. A NATO science product. Cited as what NATO published.
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