Why LOVE makes us so vulnerable (HUMINT perspective)
A Strategic Reflection on Biology, HUMINT, and Human Nature
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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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Want to "become a spy"? Read that.
There's a truth most former spies will never say out loud, because it's HUMILIATING to admit
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Case Study: the ghost in the elite circle
My client was the wife of a billionaire... Used to discretion, influence, and a life where danger rarely came knocking. Yet one person (a new arrival in their inner circle)
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Why you should never fully trust a journalist (by an ex-journalist)
After crossing over into intelligence, I realized how easily journalists are played by sources, by ego, by the system itself.
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What is a meme, and why it's a weapon in cognitive warfare
He's right, you shouldn't. We see them everywhere, they make us laugh. We send them to friends, family, or post them online. But we rarely ask
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What the Owens-Macron scandal really reveals
A scandal that seems grotesque at first glance but uncovers a much deeper fracture in how power, perception, and narrative now operate.
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Karl Marx did not see AI coming
What if Karl Marx was right but for the wrong reasons? In this powerful reflection, Oriane Cohen revisits "Capital" through the lens of AI, strategic thinking, and the rise of mental inequality.
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Why is self-hatred the most dangerous existential threat a civilization can face?
There is a poison slower than war, quieter than censorship, and more destructive than any enemy: self-hatred. Not the individual self-hatred, that's another topic. I'm talking
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Why we can't rationally discuss sensitive conflicts
A while ago, I posted an analysis of the cognitive warfare happening between India and Pakistan. This article had some impressive reach. But weirdly, I received one message. Just one.
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Questioning the concept of "evil", violence and responsibility
As you probably know, I’m working on a framework I've called the Quantum Framework: a model inspired by quantum physics principles, which I apply to human conflicts,
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MICE vs. RASCLS: a sterile debate (among others) in intelligence
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
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The Grey Zone™: a strategic framework for perception and power
Used by 300+ leaders to navigate the unseen. Enter the Grey Zone.
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