# Cognitive Warfare Can Target Whole Societies by François du Cluzel > “While the objective of Cognitive Warfare is to harm societies and not only the military, this type of warfare resembles to ‘shadow wars’ and requires a whole-of-government approach to warfare.” > **— François du Cluzel**, *2020, Cognitive Warfare, NATO Innovation Hub study, p. 32* ## Sources and Context - **Primary study:** [*Cognitive Warfare*, Innovation Hub PDF, p. 32](https://innovationhub-act.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20210122_CW-Final.pdf). Batch 4 omitted “While” and cut the sentence short; the supplied errata restored it. “Resembles to” is the document's grammar, preserved here. The passage discusses a perceived threat and a proposed response, not an achieved global program. - **Institutional boundary:** Allied Command Transformation sponsored the Innovation Hub study, but the study expressly disclaims official ACT or member-nation positions. The quoted prose is attributed to its named author, François du Cluzel. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “While the objective of Cognitive Warfare is to harm societies and not only the military, this type of warfare resembles to ‘shadow wars’ and requires a whole-of-government approach to warfare.” — François du Cluzel, Cognitive Warfare, 2020 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-du-cluzel-cognitive-warfare-societies ```