ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE WARFARE

The geopolitical confrontation between democratic and authoritarian states is intensifying. New technologies are currently playing multiple roles in this conflict. As a key factor in states’ economic resources, technological assets and capabilities have always played an important role in the global balance of power. Their role as a power resource has now multiplied due to the unlimited potential of disruptive modern technologies and the rapid pace of today’s technology competition. Key differences in states’ economic and political systems significantly affect the framework for this competition, with state-led economies increasingly distorting the global technology market’s mechanisms.