The Architecture of Autonomous Decentralized Propaganda Architectures: Evaluating Large Language Model Vectors in Kinetic Border Conflicts

Global Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies | Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2026 | pp. 1–9

DOI: 10.46882/2026/GJPCS/160101

Article Type: Original Research Paper

Title: The Architecture of Autonomous Decentralized Propaganda Architectures: Evaluating Large Language Model Vectors in Kinetic Border Conflicts

Authors: Sarah L. Bernstein¹, Alexei V. Volkov²

Authors’ Affiliations: ¹Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Department of Information Security, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

Abstract:
The rapid introduction of autonomous, localized large language model (LLM) agents running on decentralized hardware arrays has fundamentally modified international political information tracking networks and heightened ethno-political polarization. This paper investigates the digital infrastructure channels through which automated generative script networks manipulate public sentiment and exacerbate active border flashpoints during kinetic security military operations. Employing a cross-national quantitative digital forensics network model of approximately 1,500,000 algorithmic localized micro-narratives cataloged during recent territorial standoffs, we map out automated information operations. The empirical findings demonstrate that decentralized network configurations executing real-time synthetic media optimization disproportionately target multi-ethnic boundary enclaves, producing intense civic communication blockades. Statistical risk projections reveal that a 20% surge in localized network saturation by verifiably automated synthetic counter-narratives precedes physical border escalations by a precise 6-hour response window (r = 0.78, p < 0.01). The study marks the complete degradation of centralized civil society tracking verification mechanisms within these fragmented encryption landscapes. We conclude that addressing automated digital polarization requires rewriting transboundary legal conventions to treat systematic synthetic information waves as hostile non-kinetic structural actions.

Keywords: Autonomous Propaganda; Large Language Models; Digital Forensics; Kinetic Borders; Communication Integrity; Algorithmic Warfare.

Manuscript Timeline: Received: January 10, 2024; Revised: March 15, 2024; Accepted: May 22, 2024; Published: January 15, 2026

Citation: Bernstein, S. L., & Volkov, A. V. (2026). The Architecture of Autonomous Decentralized Propaganda Architectures: Evaluating Large Language Model Vectors in Kinetic Border Conflicts. Global Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 16(1), 1–9. DOI: 10.46882/2026/GJPCS/160101

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