NATO's Mind "Games"—Inoculating Dissent?

When it comes to psychological warfare, where words are weapons and minds are battlegrounds, NATO has a long history of "inoculating" the public against what it deems "misinformation."

During the Cold War, NATO conducted psychological operations (psyops) to counter Soviet propaganda, including initiatives like Operation Mockingbird-style programs, where disinformation campaigns were used to influence public perception and undermine communist narratives. These efforts involved disseminating materials to shape attitudes in allied and neutral countries, often in collaboration with intelligence agencies like the CIA.

Since the Cold War, the era of psychological operations has evolved into modern "hybrid warfare defense” (disinformation countermeasures) but its underlying agenda continues: control the narrative.