
Oriane Cohen
ex-journalist in Israel and the West Bank ex-intelligence operative (HUMINT) Reconverted: entrepreneur. FR/EN/HE/IT/PT Expert in Strategic Intelligence and communication, human behavior, the Grey Zone
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a more personal message to my readers: or how to speak to an international audience
When I first decided to write and express myself publicly, I chose English. It's not my native language, but it is the "global language". People often

The unspeakable world of symbols, or the art of understanding hidden narratives
Most people don’t see the world... for what it is. They see what they’ve been taught to see. Symbols are everywhere, but unless you’ve been trained to
How to make smart decisions in a complex world
The strategic art of choosing when nothing is fully clear.

Let's now talk about Palantir
This is the second article of a series of two. So please, read the first article if you did not. It's incredible that I have to say this
7 signs you're being influenced (and don’t even know it)
What is influence, really? Influence is not persuasion, it's not manipulation. It's not power. Influence is the silent reconfiguration of your perception. Before you even notice

Dissection of a private message I received
Every now and then, I receive strange messages (Linkedin inbox). This ONE illustrates perfectly what happens when ideological overconfidence meets... a very poor rhetorical discipline! I received this message after

What the X × Polymarket deal really means
On June 6th, Polymarket (a decentralized prediction market) officially became the prediction partner of X. The announcement was brief... even casual. But for those of us who operate in the

Narrative engineering masterclass: the forensic breakdown of a NYT’s article
On May 30, The New York Times published an article. Beneath its "factual" tone lies a narrative built on: selective emphasis, speculative framing, and emotional anchoring. This (long)

On personal security and perception
Months ago, I attended a high-profile event. Lots of important people, plenty of influence in the room. But one individual caught my eye: not because of their charisma, but because
Thinking in crisis: the architecture of leadership under uncertainty
In a crisis, most people react. Few people decide. Almost none of them think. We were trained to lead in predictable systems. But those systems are collapsing. And with them,

Why the East studies power, and why the West... hides from it
A comparative dissection of power consciousness across civilizations. This is not about East vs. West. It’s about lucidity vs. denial. The word power makes people uncomfortable in the West.