# Contested Domain **Domain:** Strategic theory **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **contested domain** is an environment in which actors seek advantage, access, denial, resilience, or control while facing an opponent capable of interference. ## Significance Calling cognition a contested domain is an analytic and doctrinal move; it does not make every thought or disagreement a military event. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_78170.htm) ## Routes [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] · [[wiki/Mind Dominance|Mind Dominance]] · [[wiki/Cyber Persistence Theory|Cyber Persistence Theory]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]