Powerful CBC piece explores how our communal understanding of war is changing. Insights from Brig-Gen (Ret.) Jay Janzen, psychologists and me, on how disinfo + emotional fatigue erode trust, memory. When facts fracture, Remembrance itself is under threat. Lest we forget. www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...

🚨 DisinfoAlert: A new fabricated video claims “Ukrainian soldiers” threaten Erika Kirk. It appears that the video was produced by the Kremlin-linked disinfo network Storm‑1516. This “threat” is fabricated to erode support for Ukraine. Don’t fall for it! disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I

Resetting relations with the PRC comes at a steep moral cost, once again ignoring “China’s interference in Canada’s democratic processes and its intimidation of Chinese Canadians”…. As well as its ongoing mass human rights abuses. Thank you @cburton001! www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

From Russian grey-zone operations to rapid Arctic militarization and resource imperialism, the threat is at Canada’s doorstep. We must rise to confront it. My thoughts for The Toronto Star: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

🗣️ Att: Ottawa Fellas! @marcuskolga.bsky.social is giving an important presentation on russia's information war against the West. Tues Nov 4, 6:30 pm at Cafe Ukraine ⬇️

A Tactical Framework to Counter and Prevent Transnational Repression w/ @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social by me & @marcuskolga.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social nthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social y.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social Threads⚡️x 7 www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

The Atlantic Council launched the "Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression." @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

Proud to co-author this Atlantic Council report shaping a global framework to counter transnational repression. Thx: @imleeszefung.bsky.social, @nosumacero.bsky.social, @kentonthibaut.bsky.social, @lisandranovo.bsky.social, @laylam.bsky.social, @acarv.in www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

I had the honor of serving as an editor/reviewer of the framework, but all the credit goes to @marcuskolga.bsky.social, @imleeszefung.bsky.social, @nosumacero.bsky.social, @kentonthibaut.bsky.social and @lisandranovo.bsky.social, who authored it, and lead editor @laylam.bsky.social. Congrats all!

No - Canada isn’t “militarising” the Arctic. Russia is aggressively expanding its Arctic resource claims, military bases and offensive capabilities. Beware of false statements by the Russian Embassy in Canada claiming otherwise. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

In @theglobeandmail.com today @billbrowder.bsky.social @marcuskolga.bsky.social & I call for Canada to “double-freeze” its $22-bn CAD share of Russia’s frozen assets from any possible EU vetoes. #MakeRussiaPay www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Canada must move fast to identify and double-freeze $22 bn (of $300bn) in Kremlin assets sitting in Canadian banks before it slips back into Putin’s war chest and ensure they support 🇺🇦. @billbrowder.bsky.social @aarongburnett.bsky.social + me in today’s Globe www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

As Russia once again pokes-probes Estonian + NATO reactions Minisrter @tsahkna.bsky.social says: “nothing acute is happening on the border. The Russians are acting somewhat more assertively and visibly than before, but the situation remains under control.” #staycalm news.err.ee/1609827133/e...

Russian and Belarusian transnational repression targets brave journalists and activists and threatens the sovereignty of all democracies. Honoured to organize a powerful panel with @jhrnews at the Riga Conference featuring courageous defenders of democracy.

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov, who is still supremely upset about potential deliveries of Tomahawks to Ukraine, once again promised to erase multiple Ukrainian cities off the face of the earth, and threatened NATO's troops and bases. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc2q...

We decode Putin’s Valdai Club speech, spotlighting tactical narratives, the strategic framing behind each line and how Putin's words are weaponized to divide Western nations and NATO allies. disinfowatch.org/disinfodiges...

Read the full update here and stay tuned for more updates: tinyurl.com/m47wer5s @marcuskolga.bsky.social @disinfowatch.bsky.social

"The US is interfering with public debate in Greenland. Canada could be next." @marcuskolga.bsky.social (founder of CDMRN partner @disinfowatch.bsky.social) reports for @theglobeandmail.com 🧵 #cdnpoli #uspoli #Greenland

Greenland & Denmark were allegedly targeted by a covert US administration influence operation to incite conflict between them. Canadians should not assume we’re safe from similar efforts aimed at fracturing our own cohesion. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

New from DisinfoWatch: Kremlin MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova takes aim at Canadians, pushing division and separatism bait. A possible sign of a new phase in Russian info warfare targeting Canadians. Read the breakdown: disinfowatch.org/kremlin-spok...

DisinfoWatch founder Marcus @kolga comments on the alleged US influence operations targeting Greenland and how Canada could also become a target. @globalnews.ca disinfowatch.org/kolga-warns-...

Spoke with Global News about allegations of a U.S. influence operation aimed at Greenland and Denmark, and warned that Canada and fringe Alberta secessionists could also be targets. globalnews.ca/video/113532...

To be clear - there is no way that Putin accepts these “security guarantees”. We are diddling when we should be providing massive support to Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

RT published a staged video of a Russian-captured US APC flying both US & Russian flags, falsely implying US-Russia unity against Ukraine. The aim: mock Washington & erode support for Kyiv. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-v...

RIP America.

The chilling sound of a foreign authoritarian sinking his claws into the highest levels of American decision making.

Kremlin aligned propagandists are falsely claiming “Hindus now rule all three major parties” in Canada, using Sikh images to inflame divisions. Another example of Moscow seeking to manufacture conflict. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

Secondary sanctions can starve Putin’s war machine and force real concessions. Trump may finally be waking up to how he’s been played by Putin? I break it down for CBC News: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0W...

Any “enhanced” trade with China will come at a steep price: Beijing will demand concessions, ditching Canada’s foreign influence registry, access to critical minerals, dual-use tech, and maybe even on defence and foreign policy. Great piece by @cburton001 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

No water, no future: Russia’s occupation of Donbas has delivered collapse, suffering, and now a catastrophic water crisis. It’s the same trail of misery the Kremlin leaves everywhere it claims to ‘liberate.’ meduza.io/en/feature/2...

🚨The Kremlin is pushing a fabricated story accusing the brother of Zelenskyy’s top aide of running an international drug ring for Ukraine's Presidential Administration - without any evidence. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

China is a key supplier of components used in Russian Shahed/Geran drones that terrorize and kill Ukrainian civilians every night. Canada + allies must increase sanctions pressure on China now to disrupt this deadly supply chain. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Estonia’s Propastop is a global leader in disrupting Russian information and influence operations. It was honour to chat with their team in Tallinn last week: www.propastop.org/en/2025/07/0...

Canada has both the opportunity + responsibility to cut off Russian energy revenues fuelling its brutal war against Ukraine by expanding our energy exports to Europe. Former MP John Mckay + I argue it’s in our national security + economic interests to act now. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Overjoyed for the Tsikhanouski family and the families of the 14 other Belarusian political prisoners released today. Their incredible courage and resilience keeps hope alive for a free Belarus. Zhivye Belarus! www.rferl.org/a/belarus-re...

For the Kremlin + Beijing, information warfare, transnational repression + influence ops are weapons, no less dangerous than missiles or tanks. @NATO must expand its concept of defence to address this rising threat to the sovereignty of our democracies. cdainstitute.ca/from-bullets...

While Ukrainians sleep, Putin bombs their homes. This is terrorism, plain and simple. Designate Russia a terrorist state. Enforce a no-fly zone. Stop Putin’s war of terror. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims U2 front man Bono embezzled 99% of African aid funds. ✅ Fact: No evidence supports this. Bono's organizations, like ONE and (RED), are globally recognized for transparency and impact. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/disg...

DisinfoWatch at the 2025 NATO Stratcom Dialogue where we focused on Russian and PRC information operations targeting Canada's 2025 federal election. disinfowatch.org/disinfowatch...

Our latest podcast, featuring interviews with Marcus Kolga (@disinfowatch.bsky.social), Dr. Brian Day, and Prof. Stuart Smyth (Macdonald-Laurier Institute) robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/rob-breake...

On the anniversary of Soviet Russia’s mass deportations of June 1941, we must renew our call for justice. The perpetrators of these crimes—including those who found refuge in Canada—must be held to account. torontosun.com/opinion/colu...

Honoured to have had the privilege of presenting the 2024 Platform of European European Memory and Conscience Prize yesterday in Prague to a heroic defender of democracy and freedom—and my dear friend— @vkaramurza.bsky.social

Congratulating Putin’s Russia while it wages a savage, genocidal war against Ukraine is as obscene as praising Nazi Germany during WWII. And yet here we are.

Heck of a day at the @NATO #RigaStratComDialogue! Grateful to JC Boucher for masterfully moderating our panel, and to Ambassador Galadza and Kenton Thibaut for their insights into foreign interference in Canada’s last federal election. Important conversations—and more to come.

A full house of Kremlin Western influencers at a conference organized by Russian neo-fascist Konstantin Malofeev - including Alex Jones, Max Blumenthal (Greyzone), Jeffery Sachs, Errol Musk and former Chair of Winnipeg’s Buhler Industries, Konstantin Babkin.

Great first episode with @marcuskolga.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/5Voz...

Western democracies have paid more for Russian oil and gas than they’ve provided in aid to Ukraine. Canada needs to step up—developing our energy export capacity can help cut off the Kremlin’s war funding and support our allies. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Children’s GULAG: Russia is forcing kidnapped Ukrainian children—some as young as 8—to train and become child soldiers. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

I joined Brian McQuinn from University of Regina, on his new podcast "Rebuilding Canada’s Influence" to talk about what it’s like to confront authoritarian regimes internationally and their enablers right here in Canada. Listen here via Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...