Academic Scientific JournalsArchetypes of Power and Security in the Era of Hybrid Threats: Transformation of Political Institutions in a Postmodern World
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26881/jpgs.2025.2.06Keywords:
hybrid threats, cognitive warfare, archetypes, post-truth, collective unconscious, symbolic narratives, national securityAbstract
In the context of growing hybrid threats and the rise of post-truth politics, this article explores the transformation of power and security through the lens of archetypal psychology and information warfare. The manipulation of symbolic systems and the distortion of truth have become core mechanisms in contemporary conflicts, shifting the battlefield from physical territories to human consciousness. Drawing on Jungian theory, the study examines how archetypes – universal patterns of perception – are reactivated and instrumentalized in the age of digital propaganda, psychological operations, and algorithmic influence. The article also highlights the convergence of behavioral analytics, narrative engineering, and strategic communication as tools for shaping collective identity and undermining cognitive resilience. Through interdisciplinary analysis, the work underscores the urgent need to develop culturally adaptive mythic frameworks that counter disinformation, restore symbolic coherence, and strengthen democratic security structures. Archetypes, once confined to myth and literature, now emerge as operational categories in understanding and confronting cognitive warfare.
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