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Here in the Nordic countries, it can be easy to be indifferent to what Russia may be doing in Africa, but that indifference is dangerous. During the Second World War, the Germans took lessons from the Soviet concentration camps. In the same way, Russia is now mentoring other authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Similarly, Russia can sell its know-how to criminal and terrorist organizations whose activities know no borders. The development of Russia’s information and psychological warfare capabilities are no longer only a threat to the Western democratic order. They are now a global threat.
Russia has gotten away scot-free with most of its operations and it serves as a green light to other actors who wish to gnaw away at the democratic system. Even if Russia is the main orchestrator of state-sponsored information influence operations now, it isn’t the only country with an interest in using these tools. China, Iran, and other state or non-state actors have already taken lessons from the Russian arsenal and are using those weapons at ever-increasing rates. The threats posed by these actors affect us all."
Here in the Nordic countries, it can be easy to be indifferent to what Russia may be doing in Africa, but that indifference is dangerous. During the Second World War, the Germans took lessons from the Soviet concentration camps. In the same way, Russia is now mentoring other authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Similarly, Russia can sell its know-how to criminal and terrorist organizations whose activities know no borders. The development of Russia’s information and psychological warfare capabilities are no longer only a threat to the Western democratic order. They are now a global threat.
Russia has gotten away scot-free with most of its operations and it serves as a green light to other actors who wish to gnaw away at the democratic system. Even if Russia is the main orchestrator of state-sponsored information influence operations now, it isn’t the only country with an interest in using these tools. China, Iran, and other state or non-state actors have already taken lessons from the Russian arsenal and are using those weapons at ever-increasing rates. The threats posed by these actors affect us all."
