# The Faceless War: How Artificial Intelligence Rewrote the Map of Power > Source: > Published: 2026-09-01 06:00:41+00:00 Abstract A small number of private technology firms now build the infrastructure on which both military power and the public’s perception of reality depend. Drawing on a 2025 wargaming experiment at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and on the documented information war of the June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict, this essay argues that simulated combat and cognitive warfare … [Read more](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/09/01/faceless-war-ai-military-power/) The post [The Faceless War: How Artificial Intelligence Rewrote the Map of Power](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/09/01/faceless-war-ai-military-power/) appeared first on [Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University](https://smallwarsjournal.com).