Building societies resilient in the cognitive age
Alongside land, sea, air, space and cyber, the cognitive domain has become the decisive arena of modern conflict. It is where trust is contested, perceptions are shaped and decisions are influenced. The Sixth Domain helps democratic societies defend this space by turning evidence into strategy and strategy into resilience.
As conflict has evolved beyond the physical battlefield, information manipulation, psychological influence and attacks on democratic institutions have become strategic instruments of power. Security today depends not only on military strength, but also on society's ability to think critically, make informed decisions and resist manipulation.
Ukraine has become the world's foremost laboratory of cognitive warfare. More than a decade of confronting these threats has generated unique frontline knowledge. The Sixth Domain transforms that experience into evidence, policy and institutional capability, helping democratic societies anticipate cognitive threats and strengthen their resilience.
OUR FRAMEWORK
To close the gap between detecting cognitive threats and knowing how to respond by building the institutions, tools, and knowledge that make that possible.
To shape how Ukraine and democratic societies understand, prepare for and respond to cognitive warfare.
Leveraging a strong network in Ukraine and internationally, operating across disciplines, The Sixth Domain brings together expertise from academia, government, media and defence to design and implement the whole-of-society approach to cognitive threats and translates that experience into strategies, institutions and practical solutions.
Three capabilities, one integrated system: research that informs policy, training and education that builds human capacity and resilience, and consulting that shapes policy solutions.
We work with donors, government institutions and civil society partners committed to long-term resilience against hybrid threats. If your mandate touches the cognitive domain, we should talk.