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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, 2025


Behind the Lines: Russia Makes Ukrainians Foreigners in Their Own Country
Putin has given Ukrainians until September to become Russian citizens or leave the occupied territories in his latest attempt to erase...
May 20, 2025


Celebrating a new war
Well into the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s real ambitions are well-known: to control, conquer and...
May 19, 2025


The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy Drones
Ukraine and Russia are locked in a race to combat ever-more sophisticated drone attacks, and to spot the decoys sent to deceive their...
May 16, 2025


A glossary: who is who in the FIMI zoo?
The 3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) Threats offers a wealth of insights into information...
May 15, 2025


Bosnia: Moscow’s Second Front in Europe
The Kremlin is playing games behind the scenes in the Balkans, presenting the West with a challenge and an opportunity. Source:...
May 13, 2025


Rewriting history: the myth of Russia’s invincibility
As the world commemorates 80 years since the end of World War II, the most devastating global conflict the world had ever seen, the...
May 12, 2025


Putin’s History 3.0 – historical revisionism in Russia of 9 May
On 9 May at the victory parade in Moscow, Putin is likely to present a new version of Russia’s WWII history along with updated...
May 9, 2025


NATO and the End of Military Self-Indulgence
NATO’s founding treaty obliges members “to maintain and develop [the]...capacity to resist armed attack.” That has been seriously...
May 8, 2025


The myth that won’t die: blaming NATO for Russia’s war
In the murky landscape of disinformation, few narratives have proven as stubbornly persistent as the claim that NATO expansion provoked...
May 7, 2025


Please, Do Not Betray My Crimea
Crimea is not just a lump of land, it is the home to many hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In exile or under occupation, it is a part...
Apr 29, 2025


In Russia’s FIMI laboratory: test case, Moldova
Last year’s combination of a presidential election and an EU referendum offered Russia an opportunity it could not afford to ignore, as...
Apr 28, 2025


Russia: Erasing Ukraine’s Memory
The Kremlin demands control not just of Ukraine’s future, but also of its past. Source Novosti Donbasa Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was...
Apr 25, 2025


Insult to injury: Russia’s cultural appropriation of Ukrainian artists
Clichés about countries, their cultures, and their histories influence the way we see and judge the world. For that reason, soft power is...
Apr 24, 2025


Europe’s Defense Spending Puzzle Can Pay Huge Dividends
Can Europe double the number of main battle tanks and triple its nuclear submarine force at a much-reduced unit price? Yes, and here’s...
Apr 23, 2025


Belarusian kindergartens and schools as ideological front lines
Censorship , repression, and ideological indoctrination are increasingly shaping the information landscape in both Russia and Belarus. In...
Apr 22, 2025


Britain’s Spymasters — The Kremlin’s Most Feared Enemy
A profound anxiety about the espionage capabilities of the UK and France is rooted deep in the Kremlin’s consciousness. While the US...
Apr 18, 2025


Ukrainian victims of war crimes need new approaches to justice
Photo source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine In recent months, international media coverage of Russia’s Ukraine invasion has focused...
Apr 17, 2025


Enter the galaxy: a network analysis of influence operations
Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations are a complex and multi-faceted challenge which, as evidenced by...
Apr 16, 2025


The war on truth: Russian disinformation and Georgia’s path to EU
The Georgian Dream (GD) party’s decision to suspend EU accession negotiations until 2028 has fueled massive protests across Georgia....
Apr 14, 2025
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