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How a Regional Actor Is Reshaping the World’s Strategic Edge Geopolitics has a long memory. Some ideas refuse to die because geography keeps proving them right. One of those ideas is Rimland geopolitics , the notion that the world’s decisive power struggles unfold not in continental interiors, but along the densely populated, economically vital coastal arcs that connect Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Today, that Rimland is under strain. And one of the m

War is no longer fought solely on land, at sea, or in the air. The most critical battlefield is increasingly invisible: the human mind . At the center of this transformation sits artificial intelligence (AI). As cognitive warfare gains technological momentum, it moves far beyond traditional information operations, evolving into a systematic projection of power that shapes perceptions, disrupts decision-making, and steers collective behavior. What Is Cognitive Warfare—and What