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Countering disinformation, one international volunteer at a time

In late June, a 30-year-old German-American volunteer crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border to begin combat training with Ukraine’s armed...

Aug 4

Imedi TV: The propaganda megaphone undermining Georgia’s EU aspirations

One of the most-watched television channels in Georgia, Imedi TV has become the ruling party’s most powerful propaganda machine,...

Jul 29

Humanitarian Aid Fraud and Social Media Propaganda: How Russian Influence Works in France

About organizations, people, and media that promote Russian narratives and spread the influence of the aggressor state in France. On May...

Jul 28

Russia’s Hybrid Playbook in Africa: Arms, Business, Propaganda

Russia continues to actively advance its interests in Africa. The Kremlin is using soft power to strengthen its foothold in the region....

Jul 24

The Kremlin’s tale of the European bogeyman

Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident. Portraying European...

Jul 17

Putin’s final chapter: how war became Russia’s national curriculum

Many historians agree that school history textbooks shouldn’t cover current events – some historical distance is usually necessary to...

Jul 15

The myth of betrayal: the West as the eternal enemy

T he myth of the evil West, always on the verge of attacking, served Soviet leaders well for decades—and it’s back in full force in...

Jul 11

Matryoshka’s Moldovan manipulation

In recent days, the Kremlin-backed Matryoshka disinformation network has launched a new blitz aimed squarely at Moldova’s President Maia...

Jul 7

Russia’s military history: never in the wrong

The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer...

Jun 30

Hate speech inciting mass violence against civilians is an international crime

The role of Russian propaganda in driving Russia’s aggression and other international crimes in Ukraine has by now been acknowledged at...

Jun 26

Never let a crisis go to waste

In the Kremlin’s playbook of manipulation, every crisis, every tragedy, is an asset. The Israel-Iran escalation is no exception. The...

Jun 24

African Initiative: Russian FIMI operation disguised as a news agency

The Kremlin has steadily expanded its foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations globally. We have tracked their...

Jun 19

The world in black and white

The last few months have seen subtle and less subtle shifts in the pro-Kremlin messaging about Ukraine and ongoing international...

Jun 11

An unpleasant incident

The Kremlin downplays Ukraine’s devastating attack on Russian military airfields, looking for distractions and feebly recycling old lies...

Jun 9

Georgia’s Foreign Agents law: protecting sovereignty or attacking civil society?

Georgia’s authorities have started a disinformation campaign ahead of the application of a new Foreign Agents law. A new law is...

Jun 4

History Wars: Lithuania’s Next

Smears, nit-picking, and conspiracy theories are ammunition for the Kremlin. By Edward Lucas History, in the hands of Kremlin...

Jun 3

The French did it? The Kremlin playbook strikes again

The week before saw a new, yet familiar narrative circulate aimed at discrediting the democratic elections in Romania and stirring...

Jun 2

From Screen to Battlefield: Constructing the Image of the Enemy on Russian Television

As recently as early 2014, 66% of Russians had a positive attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians, but within a year, Kremlin propaganda...

May 30

Belarus: the campaign to harass and lure back exiled political opponents

The 21st of May marks the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus. We look at how the regime in Belarus has...

May 26

Exposing and analysing Russia’s FIMI operations

On March 19, the EU HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report(opens in a new tab) on Foreign Information Manipulation and...

May 21