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Carnival to the Balalaika Beat: Latin America in the Crosshairs of Russian Cultural Diplomacy
The fourth annual Festival of Latin American and Caribbean Cultures took place in Moscow from July 19 to 27, 2025. The opening gala was...
3 days ago
Propaganda under the guise of analytics: debunking ABC Political Studies
Today, open cooperation with pro-Russian information platforms is toxic for most European expert communities. Therefore, one of the...
6 days ago
Putin Building African Springboard for War on West
Russia’s military engagement in Africa has grown since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a deliberate and cost-effective strategy to...
Aug 11
The summit on a disinformation mountain
Moldova is rapidly moving towards parliamentary elections set for 28 September. Seen as decisive for the geopolitical orientation of the...
Aug 8
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
Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
Russian power is no longer what it was in the South Caucasus, as smaller countries are demonstrating. Azerbaijan and Armenia move closer...
Jul 16
The West’s Golden Opportunity to Split Russia’s ‘Deathbed Alliance’
Coordinated Western efforts to persuade Eurasian nations to reduce ties to Russia would diminish Moscow's influence and vex the Kremlin....
Jul 10
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
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
Banking: Moldova’s Winning
Russia’s grip on the unrecognized Transnistrian state is weakening. No stunts, please. By Edward Lucas Source: Point.md. Could the...
Jun 20
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
Unpacking Russia’s cyber nesting doll
When the Russian government launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many Western observers braced for digital...
Jun 5
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
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
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