The Syrian Information and Propaganda War: The Role of Cognitive Bias (Paperback)

About the Author

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Ben Cole is Honorary Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK. He wrote his PhD on "The Development of Blue Streak: An Analysis of Ideas in British Nuclear Weapon Procurement Policy", which examined decision-making on nuclear weapon procurement in the UK in the 1950s. He currently specialises in the process by which individuals become radicalised into violent extremism; terrorist decision-making with regard to CBRN weapons; real-time monitoring and analysis of conflicts and terrorist movements using online media; and the war in Syria.