You are here because you perceive more than most can process.
You pick up weak signals: in people, systems, power structures.
But no one taught you how to use this intelligence.
The Grey Zone™ gives you the operational tools to turn perception into strategic advantage.
Not theory. Skills used in intelligence, strategy, and high-stakes environments.
1. Observe
The Grey Zone Newsletter
For those who want clarity, perspective, and weekly intelligence.
2. Learn
The Grey Zone Protocol
For those who want to build real skills and a strategic mind.
Some courses are also available "à la carte"
3. Operate
Private Advisory
For founders, leaders, and high-stakes decision-makers.
Welcome to the Grey Zone™
The Grey Zone is the fundamental architecture of contemporary power.
It operates in ambiguity. Uses perception as battlefield. Functions without attribution. Once you understand how it works, you see it everywhere, and you can navigate it.
What you learn:
Learn the skills used in intelligence, strategy, and complex power environments:
→ Read systems and people with accuracy
→ Decode complex hidden dynamics
→ Master negotiation through elicitation techniques
→ Sharpen critical and analytical thinking
→ Expand global influence and leadership
→ Identify human risk and secure your environment
Who I am
I'm Oriane Cohen. Perception engineer. Creator of The Grey Zone™.
Former intelligence operative (HUMINT, strategic influence, psyops) and war correspondent (Israel/West Bank).
I've operated in environments where perception, power, and ambiguity are the primary tools. I've distilled a decade of operational reality into frameworks and methods.
Today, I advise global leaders operating in liminal Gre Zone environments, navigating complexity, perception, and influence. I apply strategic thinking to the field. Globally. I work with 3-5 organizations per year on long-term strategic mandates.
Intellectual contributions: 3 frameworks for navigating complexity
The Grey Zone™: First rigorous conceptualization of grey zone in international relations. Fundamental architecture of contemporary power across all domains.
The Quantum Framework™: Multidimensional crisis assessment. Seven entangled dimensions of analysis.
The 4 Civilizational Archetypes: Strategic mapping of emerging post-state power meta-structures.
Why people join
✓ Real intelligence, not theory
✓ Frameworks used in high-stakes environments
✓ Non-reversible knowledge that permanently rewires perception
✓ Strategic ecosystem for those who see too much