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Psychological Warfare

Psychological Warfare is a form of strategic communication and behavioral influence, distinguished from other instruments of conflict by its deliberate use of propaganda, disinformation, intimidation, and perception management to undermine an adversary’s morale, decision-making, and will to resist within the context of military or political struggle.

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2017–2026

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200

War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Eliot A. Cohen, Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler · Foreign Affairs · 1994 · 313 citations

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A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century

Eliot A. Cohen, Ben Shephard · Foreign Affairs · 2001 · 250 citations

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The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions, and Foreign Policy

Lawrence Freedman, Jacques E. C. Hymans · Foreign Affairs · 2006 · 218 citations · Full text

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Terrorist psycho-logic: Terrorist behavior as a product of psychological forces.

Jerrold M. Post · 1990 · 199 citations

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Science of coercion: communication research and psychological warfare, 1945-1960

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 181 citations

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Authors

289

  1. EJ
    Edgar Jones

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 154 citations

    3

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  2. BS
    Ben Shephard

    2 publications · 285 citations

    2

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  3. EO
    Edward Orehek

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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  4. KM
    Ken MacLeish

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

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  5. RS
    Ron Schleifer

    Ariel University, Israel

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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1–5 of 289

Institutions

146

  1. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    103 citations

  2. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  3. Ariel University

    Ariel, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    71 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    185 citations

  5. Universidad de Londres

    Mexico City, Mexico

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  6. University of Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  7. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  8. United States Air Force

    Arlington, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    38 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. JAMA

    5 publications · 162 citations

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  3. American Journal of Psychiatry

    5 publications · 145 citations

    5

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  4. Political Psychology

    5 publications · 330 citations

    5

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  5. Journal of Strategic Studies

    5 publications · 203 citations

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