G7 Rapid Response Mechanism Annual Report

Global Affairs Canada’s Rapid Response Mechanism Canada (RRM Canada) team serves as a permanent secretariat for the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (G7 RRM). RRM Canada prepared this report in partnership with G7 RRM members and observers, including Australia, New Zealand, NATO, the Netherlands and Sweden.

During the 2021 G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting in London, Foreign Ministers committed the G7 RRM to producing annual thematic reports. The reports highlight different aspects of the evolving threat landscape. They also provide possible responses in order to promote public awareness and resilience. While the 2021 report focused on disinformation as a specific vector of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) activities, this 2022 report focuses on the broader phenomena of hybrid threats, including specific examples encountered by the G7 RRM community in 2022.