The West is losing the cognitive war with Russia and China

There is a new global war raging, and the West is losing it.

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Not the war in Ukraine, though it is the most visible element. It is a fierce but largely unrecognized global war in the cognitive domain, where our enemies, particularly Russia and China, have gained the upper hand. And let us be crystal clear: Despite the Trump administration’s recent flip-flops, Russia and China are sworn enemies of the United States. The winner of this war will dominate the future competition for global power and influence. Put simply, cognitive warfare is the strategic competition of information and redirection of perception for the purpose of waging war and achieving war goals. It is the source for understanding threats, the values worth defending, and the resolve to fight Russia and China such dedicate substantial resources to cognitive warfare. Their budget allocation for cognitive warfare is estimated to be in the billions.