Active Measures

In this episode, Marcus Kolga travels to the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he chats with former Latvian Defence Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Artis Pabriks, the founder and chairman of the Northern Defence Policy Center Think Tank. Dr. Pabriks highlights Latvia's early recognition of Russian hybrid and information warfare, emphasizing the need for countermeasures.

What is Active Measures?

Welcome to the Active Measures podcast from Disinfowatch and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, hosted by Marcus Kolga. 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 their rapid intensification over the past decade, their efforts to undermine our democracies and distort our understanding of Russia's war against Ukraine, and the Kremlin's attacks against those who are critical of it. We'll talk to the brave activists and journalists who are on the front-line defending the democratic world and our collective cognitive sovereignty against Russia's information warfare.