Analysis of Russia's information warfare strategies and cognitive dimension impact on U.S. military.

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

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Summary

The article discusses Russia’s approach to information warfare, emphasizing the cognitive dimension and its implications for U.S. military strategies.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article highlights Russia’s strategic initiatives and operations in information warfare that directly impact U.S. national security.

Source URL

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD1101048.pdf

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 06:58 UTC
Event time: Sep 1, 2019, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Information Operations",
  "incident_type": "Propaganda & disinformation campaigns",
  "country": "Russian Federation",
  "source_reliability": "B",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "information operations",
    "cognitive dimension",
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  "location_region": null,
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  "location_coordinates_lon": 105.318756,
  "location_precision": "Regional",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
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  "event_time_utc": "2019-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
  "created_at": "2026-02-13T19:25:06.868Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighIndependence confirmedTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Sep 1, 2019, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Russian Federation

Primary actor

Russian information warfare apparatus

Country

Russian Federation

Countries

Russian Federation

Tags

information operations, cognitive dimension, Russia, us military strategy

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