Policy People Podcast: Dissecting Disinformation with Chris Kremidas-Courtney

Welcome to the Policy People Podcast. In this conversation I take a deep dive into disinformation with Chris Kremidas-Courtney. We discuss how to anticipate emerging hybrid threats, new digital vulnerabilities born from the pandemic, disinformation across human history, 5G and COVID conspiracies, the psychological appeal of disinformation, group identity and conspiracy communities, how disinformation erodes economic competitiveness, and many more topics.You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player embedded above, or right below it you can click “Listen in podcast app” — which will connect you to the show’s feed. Alternatively, you can click the icons below to listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you enjoy this conversation and would like to help the show, consider sharing this episode with a friend. Getting the word out about the show really helps us to grow and keep new episodes coming your way.Chris Kremidas-Courtney is a Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe in Brussels. He’s also lecturer at the Geneva Center for Security Policy, the Institute for Security Governance in Monterey, California and the StratCom Hybrid Program at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. Chris has worked for over three decades advising various parts of the US government on security threats. He has been posted as a policy and political advisor at the Commander of NATO’s Training Mission in Iraq, NATO’s Joint Force Headquarters in Naples and at the US Mission to the European Union. Most recently, he served as the Multilateral Engagement Coordinator for the US European Command and as the first Director of Training and Exercises for the Hybrid Center of Excellence in Helsinki. You can find out more about Chris and his work at the Friends of Europe website or connect with him on LinkedIn. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policypeople.substack.com