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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


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, 2025


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


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


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
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