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Pro-Moscow Myths in Kharkiv Have Lost Support, but New Narratives Need to Be Created
The tyranny and mass torture that the Kremlin is using in Ukraine today, systematic shelling and rocket attacks on civilians, resulting...
Sep 2, 2025


Georgia — Target the Judges
Once a reliable partner of the West, Georgia is now becoming a Russian-style dictatorship. The West must do more to avert this outcome....
Aug 28, 2025


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...
Aug 22, 2025


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...
Aug 19, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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