Over five episodes, we will look at the history of Russia’s information and influence operations, how they’ve evolved since the cold war, and the rapid intensification over the past decade. We’ll talk to the brave activists, journalists, and officials who are on the front lines defending the democratic world and our collective cognitive sovereignty against Russia’s information warfare.
Welcome to the third episode of Disinfowatch and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Active Measures podcast.
Over the past two episodes, we’ve looked at the history of Moscow’s information and influence operations. In this episode, Marcus Kolga travels to Helsinki, Finland, where he meets with former Canadian Brigadier General Jay Janzen, who is currently the director of the Communications Division at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) located in Mons Belgium.
Earlier in his career, Jay was deployed to Bosnia and twice to Afghanistan, where he was involved in communications operations. Jay was Director of Public Affairs for the Canadian Army, the chief of media operations at SHAPE and the Director General STRATCOM for the Canadian Armed Forces. Kolga and Janzen sit down in an outdoor café next to Helsinki’s Eastern harbor to talk about the threats that NATO and its members face in the information and cognitive domain, and how NATO and SHAPE are preparing to defend our collective cognitive sovereignty and fighting back against our enemies.
