Magnus Hjort
Dyrektor Generalny, Szwedzka Agencja Obrony Psychologicznej
"Dr Magnus Hjort - Acting Director General of the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency - The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency is a government entity devoted to countering malign foreign influence in the cognitive domain and further strengthening societal resilience against such threats, promoting the core values of democracy and sovereign decision making. The Agency started its activities on January 1, 2022.
Dr Hjort was in April 2021 appointed by the Swedish Government to lead the establishing of the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency and has from January 1 2022 been Deputy Director General and head of the agency’s Capability Building Department. Since October 2022 he is also serving as Acting Director General.
Dr Hjort was previously Head Secretary in the Inquiry Commission that presented the proposal for a new government agency for Psychological Defence in May 2020. 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 the doctoral thesis from 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).
The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency is a government entity devoted to countering malign foreign influence in the cognitive domain and further strengthening societal resilience against such threats, promoting the core values of democracy and sovereign decision making. The Agency started its activities on January 1, 2022.
Dr Hjort was in April 2021 appointed by the Swedish Government to lead the establishing of the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency and has from January 1 2022 been Deputy Director General and head of the agency’s Capability Building Department. Since October 2022 he is also serving as Acting Director General.
Dr Hjort was previously Head Secretary in the Inquiry Commission that presented the proposal for a new government agency for Psychological Defence in May 2020. 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 the doctoral thesis from 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 was in April 2021 appointed by the Swedish Government to lead the establishing of the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency and has from January 1 2022 been Deputy Director General and head of the agency’s Capability Building Department. Since October 2022 he is also serving as Acting Director General.
Dr Hjort was previously Head Secretary in the Inquiry Commission that presented the proposal for a new government agency for Psychological Defence in May 2020. 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 the doctoral thesis from 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).
The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency is a government entity devoted to countering malign foreign influence in the cognitive domain and further strengthening societal resilience against such threats, promoting the core values of democracy and sovereign decision making. The Agency started its activities on January 1, 2022.
Dr Hjort was in April 2021 appointed by the Swedish Government to lead the establishing of the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency and has from January 1 2022 been Deputy Director General and head of the agency’s Capability Building Department. Since October 2022 he is also serving as Acting Director General.
Dr Hjort was previously Head Secretary in the Inquiry Commission that presented the proposal for a new government agency for Psychological Defence in May 2020. 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 the doctoral thesis from 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)."