in the Grey Zone™ with Oriane Cohen
Every week, I share bold ideas and cold analyses drawn from the world of intelligence - intertwined with media, business and geopolitics - directly to your inbox.
Former war reporter.
Former strategic intelligence operator.
I am a woman of the field, shaped by the Grey Zone of chaos and high-stakes environments. I now work at the intersection of strategy, cognition, and power.
As a complexity strategist, I empower leaders, tech founders, and thinkers to navigate ambiguity, decode uncertainty, and build influence using non-linear thinking.
My approach, grounded in intelligence processes, blends logic, rigor, and structure to turn your perception into power.
My clients - Silicon Valley tech founders, industry leaders, and strategists - use my mental models and frameworks to outmaneuver uncertainty and shape outcomes.
I’ve distilled a decade of fieldwork into frameworks that help you thrive in complex systems.You’ll find mental models, methods, protocols.. to see the world differently, think clearly, and act upon it.
Here you'll learn how to:
Discover The Grey Zone.
Why join the Grey Zone+?
#1: You leverage MY time and expertise.
I've spent over a decade mastering strategic intelligence and human behavior. Thousands of hours of fieldwork are distilled into actionable insights you can apply.
#2: Exclusive strategic resources.
Access my mental models, tools, techniques, and frameworks. You learn that I personally use and trust.
#3: You increase you "return on experience"
The insights you gain will enrich your thinking... forever, providing returns that money can't buy. What you'll learn, won't be unlearned.
I think that the "MICE vs. RASCLS"s debate misses the point entirely. You can master every manipulation technique in the book. But unless you understand what TRULY
Personal story of the blackout in Portugal, and the protocol I built following this event.
I'm about to share words I wrote almost ten years ago. Back then, I was a young journalist in Israel and the West Bank. I wrote constantly (in
I never had a linear thought in my life. When I tried to follow others' paths (do one thing at a time, answer what was asked, choose a side)
Intelligence, influence and power - by Oriane Cohen.
