Recommendations for Developing Mechanisms for Joint Monitoring and Responding to Enemy Information and Psychological Attacks in Wartime: Expected Effect and Ways of Implementation
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Purpose. To develop recommendations for forming an integrated mechanism of joint monitoring and response to adversary information-psychological attacks in wartime conditions, considering institutional constraints, multi-level governance, balance between operational efficiency and legitimacy, with evaluation of expected effects and implementation pathways.
Method. Mixed-methods approach with qualitative dominance: systemic analysis (reconstruction of response cycle), institutional analysis (examination of subjects’ interactions), comparative analysis (Ukrainian context vs. EEAS, OECD, NATO, DISARM models), scenario analysis (modeling situations); empirical basis on open sources (reports 2023–2026, OSINT), with hypothetical adjustments due to limited data access.
Results. Proposed cyclical model with 5 elements (analytical core, classification, response protocol, exchange platform, effectiveness evaluation); hypothetical reduction of response cycle, mitigation of cumulative attack impacts; multi-level structure scheme; case illustration (2023 attack); risks: fragmentation, leaks, illusion of measurability.
Theoretical value. Conceptualized IPA as a systemic challenge to cognitive resilience and managerial integrity; integration of FIMI and resilience into Ukrainian context; war as competition of governance models; hypotheses for further research (AI integration, measuring cognitive effects).
Article type. Analytical, applied.
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