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Crimes of Influence: Generative Artificial Intelligence-led Crime as a Service

‘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

The Battlefield Within: The information war has many targets, its most valuable is you

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

NATO in 2040: An Information Odyssey

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

Apocalypse Near? A brief primer on Accelerationism.

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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Dr Nicole Matejic is a National Security focused Behavioural Economist.

Dr. Nicole Matejic's blog navigates national security related crisis and emergency management challenges, particularly in environments of converged hybrid risk and threat. She writes on behavioural economics, radicalisation, technology and counterterrorism

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Dr Nicole Matejic explores influence through a behavioural economics lens within the national security environment.

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Dr Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (PRVE) expert with both academic and field-based experience.

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The Pracademic brings insights from both academia & professional practice together through a multidisciplinary view of radicalisation to non-violent & violent extremism.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a National Security focused Behavioural Economist.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a published author. Find out more about her titles here:

Dr Nicole Matejic explores influence through a behavioural economics lens within the national security environment.

A curated list of Dr. Nicole Matejic's media and conference appearances.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (PRVE) expert with both academic and field-based experience.

Dr. Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism Pracademic with extensive academic and field-based experience.

The Pracademic brings insights from both academia & professional practice together through a multidisciplinary view of radicalisation to non-violent & violent extremism.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a National Security focused Behavioural Economist.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a published author. Find out more about her titles here:

Dr Nicole Matejic explores influence through a behavioural economics lens within the national security environment.

A curated list of Dr. Nicole Matejic's media and conference appearances.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (PRVE) expert with both academic and field-based experience.

Dr. Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism Pracademic with extensive academic and field-based experience.

The Pracademic brings insights from both academia & professional practice together through a multidisciplinary view of radicalisation to non-violent & violent extremism.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a National Security focused Behavioural Economist.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a published author. Find out more about her titles here:

Dr Nicole Matejic explores influence through a behavioural economics lens within the national security environment.

A curated list of Dr. Nicole Matejic's media and conference appearances.

Dr Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (PRVE) expert with both academic and field-based experience.

Dr. Nicole Matejic is a Preventing Radicalisation to Violent Extremism Pracademic with extensive academic and field-based experience.

The Pracademic brings insights from both academia & professional practice together through a multidisciplinary view of radicalisation to non-violent & violent extremism.

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NATO School in Norfolk VA; and the generational threat ISIL presents

With social media changing the traditional view of asymmetric warfare - and with a single hash tag now the most valuable tool in the warfighters non-kinetic arsenal – ‘The Information Battlefield’ is now streaming live into workplaces, schools, homes and handbags.

by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Nov 09, 2014

Breaking Bad: The Art of Selling Your Own Scandal

Scandals sell news - but how do you navigate out of a PR crisis when the press are camped on your front lawn?

by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 18, 2014

Iraq: a quantum shift in the AO - Welcome to #DesertStormMKII

The first Gulf War ended more than a decade before Twitter launched - and much has changed on the battlefield, on and offline, since.

by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 16, 2014

The Long Con: The Evolution of Social Engineering

Hacking human cognition isn't a new phenomena. The art of persuasion and influence has evolved with advances in communications technology.

by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 16, 2014

Osama Bin Laden as the new ‘Saladin’: Two great parallels in Arab history

Two of the greatest parallels in Arab history : ‘Saladin’ and ‘Osama Bin Laden’, can be studied to gain an understanding of the Arab intellect toward terrorist operations and their underlying motivations.

by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 29, 2011