EVENTS
Swedish Psychological Defence Agency – Director-General Discusses Disinformation and FIMI Countermeasures
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / Companies / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | November 14, 2024 17:30 — 18:40 |
| Location | Hongo Area Campus |
| Venue | SMBC Academia Hall, 4th floor, International Academic Research Building () |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Please register from the link below. |
| Registration Period | October 30, 2024 — November 13, 2024 |
| Contact | graspp_eventinfo""pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please replace "" with @. |
SYNOPSIS
According to the Swedish Government, the security situation in Sweden’s neighbourhood and in Europe is at present the most precarious since the Second World War.The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency was established in January 2022 as part of the rebuilding of Swedish Total Defence to counter foreign information threats (FIMI) against Sweden or Swedish interests. The tasks of the agency include analysis, threat assessment, supporting the countering of FIMI, as well as building resilience and awareness in Sweden through training, exercises, and lectures. The Agency also funds and disseminates research on FIMI.
The lecture by Director General Dr. Magnus Hjort will focus on how Sweden is assessing the threats in the information (cognitive) domain and how to mitigate the situation or prevent authoritarian states from distorting our democracies and sovereign decision-making.
This seminar will be moderated by Dr. Chiyuki Aoi, Professor and Director, SCERU.
SPEAKER
Dr. Magnus HjortDirector General, Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
Dr Hjort assumed his current position as Director General in September 2023 after serving in several leadership positions to plan and establish the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, and to develop its institutional capacity.
His previous positions include Senior Analyst at the Swedish Defence University, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Swedish Council for Higher Education, Deputy Director General at the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, Head of Strategic Analysis Unit at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, and Head of Research and Strategic Analysis at the Swedish Emergency Management Agency.
He has a Ph.D. from Stockholm University in History with a research focus on the Cold War and Security and Military History. Among his published works is his doctoral thesis of 2004 “Nationens livsfråga”: Propaganda och upplysning i försvarets tjänst 1944–1963. (The Essential Issue of the Nation: Propaganda and Information in the Service of Swedish Defence 1944-1963).
Dr Hjort is a member of The Swedish Royal Academy of War Sciences.
