CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION STRATEGIES: COUNTERING HARMFUL NARRATIVES: THE EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS: FROM AFGHANISTAN TO A MODERN, HIGH-READINESS CAPABILITY

Abstract

On November 19, 2025, Mark Shepherd, Lieutenant-Commander in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), presented CAF Information Operations Evolution: From Afghanistan to Modern High-Readiness Capability at the 2025 West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with audience members and CASIS Vancouver executives. The presentation examined the evolution of CAF Information Operations (IO), doctrinal development from Afghanistan to counter-ISIS operations, and the integration of IO into contemporary multi-domain military planning.