Russia's C2 of Cognitive Warfare: Lessons from the baltics

In this paper, Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery and Dr. Ivana Stradner examine how Russia commands and controls its cognitive warfare campaign against NATO's Baltic flank, combining military posturing, cyberattacks, and reflexive control to test Alliance cohesion below the threshold of war.

They lay out concrete recommendations, including a proposed Perception Management Warfare Assessment Unit and an accelerated NATO Readiness Plan.