Fight, Flight, Mimic: Identity Mimicry in Conflict

FIight, Flight, Mimic is the first systematic study of deceptive mimicry in the context of wars. Deceptive mimicry — the manipulation of individual or group identity — includes passing off as a different individual, as a member of a group to which one does not belong, or, for a group, to 'sign' its action as another group.

Mimicry exploits the reputation of the model it mimics to avoid capture (flight), to strike undetected at the enemy (fight), or to hide behind or besmirch the reputation ...