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How to Fight the EU’s Balkan Information War

By Bruna Celic, Faith Leslie, for CEPA The European Union (EU) recognizes disinformation as a key threat to democratic life and yet lacks adequate tools...

The world cannot ignore Putin’s Ukraine obsession

By Peter Dickinson, UkraineAlert  Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally published his hotly-anticipated essay on the “historical unity” of Russians and Ukrainians, and it did not disappoint. This 5,000...

Moldova Parliament Elections – How Disinformation Did Not Work

By EU vs Disinfo On 11 July 2021, Moldova held parliamentary elections. The results show a convincing victory for the pro-European, pro-Presidential Party of Action...

Interview Wim Van Der Weegen: How To Communicate The Facts About MH17?

By EU vs Disinfo Wim van der Weegen was Director of Communications of the Dutch Safety Board, tasked with investigating the cause of the crash...

Stanisław Żaryn: Caught red-handed

By Stanisław Żaryn, for StopFake The discussion on the future of relations between the West and Russia is returning to the international arena. Some suggest...

Putin Can Teach China a Lesson in Propaganda

By Ben Dubow, for CEPA China and Russia employ two vastly different approaches to the deployment of information for domestic control and international influence. Last year,...

Lukashenko ‘The Avia-Pirate’ – Steadying The Sinking Ship?

By Vazha Tavberidze, for Georgian Institute for Security Policy On May 18, Belarus’ most popular internet portal TUT.by was shut down. In addition to the...

China’s Communists Flounder in European Information War

By Ben Dubow, for CEPA Smaller media rivals have gamed recommendations engines to clobber far better-funded CCP outlets across Europe. Are half-fox half-men real? How about Mermaids? What about...

Russia, Explained: Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’

By Aliide Naylor, for CEPA The Kremlin paid for credibility during last year's controversial referendum. Russia paid to charter flights for pro-regime foreigners, described as election...

Czechs Deluged by Russian Disinformation After Spy Brawl

By Pavel Havlíček, for CEPA Russian diplomacy alleges open lies and disinformation from the Czech Republic, which it says has several other reasons for publicizing...