Why "the Matrix" is an operational archetype of our time (reflection on archetypes)
I grew up in the 90s. And The Matrix was a cultural event.
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
I grew up in the 90s. And The Matrix was a cultural event.
Lessons for analysts from a rare case of social engineering at the elite level
I recently saw a viral post on LinkedIn. Someone wrote: “Why did we waste time at school learning Pythagoras’ theorem? Completely useless. I wish I had learned personal finance, relationships,
TL;DR * Alaska was a ritual of power, not substance: the Alaska summit delivered... nothing! Only a perfectly staged void. * Psychological duel: their restraint was the true performance. * Weak signals
A Strategic Reflection on Biology, HUMINT, and Human Nature
There's a truth most former spies will never say out loud, because it's HUMILIATING to admit
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)
After crossing over into intelligence, I realized how easily journalists are played by sources, by ego, by the system itself.
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
A scandal that seems grotesque at first glance but uncovers a much deeper fracture in how power, perception, and narrative now operate.
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.
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'