Cognitive Warfare: The Cognitive Domain of warfare, the human mind as a battlefield and its integration into the domains

Discussing the domains of warfare, but particularly the multi-domain, is a challenging exercise for those who study conflicts and their evolution, but even more for those responsible for conceiving, planning, and managing a nation's defense capabilities at their various levels. In this regard, in this article we will address in general terms the challenge of delving into a new topic, which in many aspects is still under study, but which, given its relevance in the context of warfare, requires study to understand its scope and impact on current and future conflicts. Thus, thinking of the human mind as a battlefield introduces us to an environment that, lacking the tangibility of physical domains, places us in an abstract context, although the consequences of what happens within it will significantly impact them. In this context, the human mind as a war theater pushes us toward the cognitive as another domain of warfare, also requiring us to reflect on how it integrates and impacts the multi-domain context.

Keywords:
Domains of warfare; multidomain; cognitive warfare; human mind; human behavior