CNAWS Research Portfolio
Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict
Analyzing asymmetric threats, proxy warfare, terrorism financing, non-state insurgent ecosystems, cognitive operations, and grey-zone escalation.
Core Mandate
Strategic Research Pillars
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Asymmetric & Proxy Warfare
Tracking cross-border insurgent networks, state sponsorship of terror, and proxy mobilization.
02
Information & Cognitive Warfare
AI-driven psychographic operations, digital radicalization, propaganda dissemination, and public perception warfare.
03
Urban & Grey-Zone Tactics
Low-intensity conflicts, critical infrastructure sabotage, and subversive operations below the threshold of open war.