Politics & Diplomacy

Mon, Jul 13, 2026

Distance won’t protect you: Belarusian transnational repression in Canada

Property seizures, family interrogations, and digital surveillance show how Belarus punishes its diaspora on Canadian soil

by Marcus Kolga

Belarus Canada

Tue, Jun 30, 2026

Two coordinated networks, one domestic, one foreign, target the same Philippine Facebook pages

A domestic network attacks Filipino activist pages to discredit them while a Chinese network exploits the same pages to attack the government.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Artificial Intelligence China

Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Kremlin-aligned actors targeted Bulgarian vote with EU interference claims

Ahead of Bulgaria's elections, multilingual online information operations pushed claims of EU interference and censorship.

by Sopo Gelava

Bulgaria Democratic Transitions

Fri, Jun 5, 2026

From Chisinau to Yerevan: How Russia’s Evrazia brought its Moldova playbook to Armenia

Russia is using sanctioned NGOs to influence elections and undermine pro-Western governments

by Victoria Olari, Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili, Ani Grigoryan, and Salome Tsetskladze

Armenia Disinformation

Thu, May 21, 2026

The domestic Russian ‘super-app’ that could create cross-border security risks

Russia's MAX app: The platform built to be unavoidable at home poses risks outside Russia's borders

by Eto Buziashvili

Critical Infrastructure Policy Digital Authoritarianism

Mon, Apr 27, 2026

Fabricated EU economic loss counter used to undermine sanctions support in Estonia

A pro-Kremlin campaign spread unfounded EU economic loss figures in Estonia's Russian-language information space ahead of October 2025 municipal elections

by Nika Aleksejeva

Disinformation Economic Sanctions

Fri, Apr 24, 2026

China-linked Spamouflage targets Tibetan parliament-in-exile elections

A China-linked Spamouflage network is targeting Tibetans with growing sophistication but limited reach.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Artificial Intelligence China

Tue, Mar 31, 2026

Foreign and domestic: Information manipulation during elections in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Recent elections in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Azerbaijan reveal how foreign and domestic actors intertwine to shape information environments, exploiting narratives, digital platforms, and political vulnerabilities to influence electoral discourse.

by Eto Buziashvili

Armenia Azerbaijan

Tue, Mar 31, 2026

Polskanews.org: a foreign influence operation masquerading as Polish news

Linguistic, technical, and behavioral forensics uncover an influence operation against Poland bearing Russian-language fingerprints

by Andreas Sjöstedt (Erebusintel.io ) and Givi Gigitashvili (DFRLab)

Belarus Democracy

Tue, Mar 31, 2026

Gagauznews rebrands to launder sanctioned content into Moldova

A rebrand to Media Pulse Moldova allowed the operation to continue amplifying sanctioned content

by Valentin Châtelet

Corruption Democratic Transitions

Mon, Mar 30, 2026

Los vigilantes en la mira: Tecnologías de vigilancia para el control político en Venezuela

A pesar del cambio de liderazgo, la extensa infraestructura de vigilancia de Venezuela continúa estando completamente operacional.

by Iria Puyosa, Andrés Azpúrua

Artificial Intelligence Digital Authoritarianism

Thu, Mar 26, 2026

Watch the Watchers: Surveillance technologies for political control in Venezuela

Despite changes in leadership, Venezuela's extensive surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational.

by Iria Puyosa, Andrés Azpúrua

Artificial Intelligence Digital Authoritarianism