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Definitions used across intelligence literacy, evidence, oversight, influence, identity, mental health, personas, and game mechanics. A definition explains site usage; it does not replace jurisdiction-specific law or individual clinical assessment.

REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE Editorial synthesis or explanation derived from sources and explicitly open to correction.
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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
World Event Literacy

causal mechanism

The observable process through which one factor is proposed to influence another, such as law, logistics, price, communication, coercion, disease, or organizational routine.

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PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Psychological defense

Institutional or societal efforts to strengthen resilience against manipulation, coercion, or hostile narratives; it should not imply censorship or ideological conformity.

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Information Environments

transnational repression

Cross-border coercion or intimidation directed at people outside an origin state’s territory through physical, digital, financial, familial, diplomatic, or administrative means.

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