National Center for Narrative Intelligence

The 3rd Annual NCNI Summit is March 30–31, 2026, in Oxford, MS! Leaders across sectors will explore narrative intelligence. We’re looking forward to welcoming keynote speaker @SenatorWicker to this important conversation. More info: ncnisummit.org/ #NCNISummit #NatSec

Two days. Dozens of the nation's leading voices in cognitive warfare, AI, and narrative intelligence. One conclusion: America's cognitive arsenal urgently needs to be built. Thank you to all who made the 3rd Annual #NCNI Summit possible. ncnisummit.org/ #Intelligence

Allies are building cognitive warfare capability. Today at #NCNISummit, Singapore's Ministry of Defense shared their approach to the cognitive domain. The competition is global. The timeline is now. ncnisummit.org/ #CognitiveWarfare #NCNI #NationalSecurity

At #NCNISummit today: 8th Psychological Operations Group presenting: Mapping ISIS recruitment narratives → Early warning signals in China's Taiwan strategy This is narrative intelligence applied to the hardest problems in national security. ncnisummit.org/ #PSYOP

America's cognitive warfare capability is being built. @ncnius convenes the 3rd Annual Invitational Summit in Oxford, MS When: Tomorrow, March 30-31 Learn More: ncnisummit.org/ #CognitiveWarfare #NarrativeIntelligence

The most dangerous battles today don't begin with weapons. They begin with narratives. One mission: Building America's Cognitive Warfare Arsenal. Join Us: | March 30-31 | Oxford, MS ncnisummit.org/ #CognitiveWarfare #NarrativeIntelligence #NCNI #NCNISummit

What belongs in a cognitive warfare arsenal? Doctrine. Workforce. Technology. Intelligence.. It’s time to bring urgency to nuclear deterrence and cyber defense in the information domain. Learn more at the NCNI Summit: March 30–31 | ncnisummit.org/ #CognitiveWarfare

Adversaries don't need to win on the battlefield. They win by shaping what people believe before the battle begins. Join us in the conversation: March 30-31 | Oxford, MS ncnisummit.org/ #CognitiveWarfare #NarrativeIntelligence #NCNISummit

Rand Waltzman, Joe Stradinger, Andrea Hickerson, Doowan Lee, & Wes Jennings wrap up the #NCNISummit with a discussion on the way forward into a challenging global narrative landscape. @olemiss @EdgeTheory @joeoptions @doowan_lee @aehickerson #NARINT

@ncnius co-director Wes Jennings talks about workforce development initiatives underway in the #AI and #NARINT spaces. #NCNISummit #NarrativeIntelligence @olemiss @EdgeTheory

@ncnius co-director Andrea Hickerson discusses the history and evolution of the creation and detection of deepfakes. @aehickerson #NCNISummit @olemiss @EdgeTheory #NARINT #deepfakes

Doowan Lee, Peter Singer, Jim Barksdale, Chris Brown, Joe Stradinger, and McDaniel Wicker discuss “AI and Innovation Base for Narrative Advantage” #NARINT @doowan_lee @joeoptions @olemiss @EdgeTheory

Inimitable: Jim Barksdale connects the @Apple Vision Pro, James Burke’s “The Pinball Effect,” and fortune-telling to the challenges of integrating strategic technology. #NCNISummit @olemiss @EdgeTheory #NARINT

P.W. Singer, author of “Ghost Fleet” and “Wired for War” explains disinformation techniques employed by the #CCP, on day 2 of the #NCNISummit. @olemiss @EdgeTheory #NarrativeIntelligence

Doowan Lee kicks off day 2 of the #NCNISummit discussing AI-generated mis- and dis-information as the number one risk to global trade. #NARINT @doowan_lee @olemiss @EdgeTheory

Dr. Rand Waltzman, Senior Information Scientist, Information Professionals Association & RAND (fmr) presents "Adversarial Narrative Operations and National Resilience" #NCNISummit #NarrativeIntelligence @olemiss @RANDCorporation @EdgeTheory

CNMF Strategic Advisor Scott Nelson moderates “Whole of Nation Approach to Narrative Intelligence” w/SOCCENT’s Brad Carr, @OrbisBIOfficial's Jennifer Counter, & Fmr. Asst. SecState INR Ellen McCarthy #NCNISummit #NarrativeIntelligence @olemiss @engmchannah @EdgeTheory

The Honorable Ellen McCarthy, former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence, presents the “Whole of Nation Approach to Narrative Intelligence” #NCNISummit #NarrativeIntelligence @olemiss @engmchannah @EdgeTheory

Zachary Tyson Brown on modern information warfare: “This is the air we breathe, the ocean we swim in now.” #NCNISummit #NarrativeIntelligence @olemiss @EdgeTheory

Former #NSA deputy director Bill Crowell: “What a gift the Russians were given when social media was created” #NCNISummit #NARINT @olemiss @EdgeTheory