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‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024

Operations in the information environment (OIE) are experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to social media and the democratisation of information.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 13, 2020

This paper was written for NATO’s Innovation Hub as part of their Warfighting in 2040 report. All rights are reserved by NATO Allied Command Transformation and this article is published here with their permission. To download a PDF, click here. Information operations (IO) has been experiencing something of a
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 01, 2020

This blog is intended as a brief primer on the complex concept of accelerationism – with a focus on terrorist organisations and their weaponisation of the concept as a pervasive, recurrent theme. From Muslims in Christchurch to Jews in Pittsburgh, Christians in Colombo and migrants in El Paso, recent attacks by
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Aug 30, 2019
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Examining a dataset of 6,000 items of ‘mindset material’ via 100 convicted terrorists ... new research has found...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 22, 2025
“Ignore provocations.There is no need for European leaders to be shocked by every wild tweet and every chaotic press conference...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 05, 2025

‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024

... in group-based environments, radicalisation occurs on an ideologically-agnostic omni-directional spectrum of engagement vs disengagement where susceptibility to influence is a precursor to violent extremism.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 05, 2024

I've been on a eNewsletter hiatus over the summer - but I'm back! Here's what I've been up to since you heard from me last:
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Feb 22, 2024