Governance of the Information Environment. Concrete Measures for Cognitive Security and Cognitive Warfare: The Role of a Ministry of Defence (MoD)
2026 (English) In: Sovereigntyin the InformationEnvironment: A Policy Study / [ed] Daniel Hikes-Wurm and Milena Sagawa-Krasny, Vienna: Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence , 2026, p. 156-190Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
This report examines how a Ministry of Defence in a small state can respond to and defend against hybrid threats and cognitive warfare so as to ensure sovereignty in the information space and contribute to cognitive security.More specifically, this report focuses on practical measures – how a Ministry of Defence can organise, equip, and coordinate with partners to detect, withstand,and counter hybrid threats and cognitive warfare, thereby protecting sovereignty in the information space.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Vienna: Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence , 2026. p. 156-190
Keywords [en]
Cognitive Warfare, Cognitive Security, Hybrid Threats, Information Environment Governance, Whole-of-Society Defence, Holistic Governance, Grey-Zone Conflict, Psychological Defence, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Strategic Communication, Hybridity Blizzard Model, Hourglass Model.
National Category
Other Social Sciences Media and Communications Political Science
Research subject Systems science for defence and security
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-15125 ISBN: 978-3-902275-69-1 (print) OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-15125 DiVA, id: diva2:2101486
2026-09-152026-09-152026-09-25 Bibliographically approved