Research Methods

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

Weekend of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine

Assessing the latest bloodshed near Avdiivka, inclluding recent satellite imagery

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Jan 18, 2017

#DigitalSherlocks, Geolocation, and the power of Open Source

An Open Source hobbyist explains how he was able to locate an Oslo window

Geolocation

Wed, Jan 18, 2017

Kadyrov’s Hunt for an ISIS Sleeper Cell

Detailing a special operation in Chechnya’s Kurchaloy district

by Donara Barojan

Geolocation Russia

Fri, Jan 6, 2017

Wintering in the Baltic (not the Mediterranean): Russia’s Kalibr Ships

Russia’s Kalibr-armed corvettes, officially attached to the Mediterranean squadron, are still in Kaliningrad, and look set to remain there

by Maks Czuperski, Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan, Nika Aleksejeva

Baltics Geolocation

Tue, Jan 3, 2017

Separating Fact and Fiction in the Svitlodarsk Bulge

Verification of claims surrounding the heavy fighting in the Donbas

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Dec 21, 2016

Putin’s Undeclared War

Russian Artillery Strikes against Ukraine — A Bellingcat Report

by Nicholas Yap, Eliot Higgins

Conflict Geolocation

Sat, Dec 17, 2016

Putin’s Special Forces in Syria

How Russian special operations activity in Syria was no longer so special

by Maks Czuperski, Nicholas Yap

Conflict Geolocation

Sat, Nov 12, 2016

Lie in the Sky

The four ways Russia uses and abuses satellite and aerial imagery

by Eliot Higgins

Conflict Disinformation

Mon, Oct 24, 2016

Шпионы поневоле

Как обычные люди помогли доказать факт российской агрессии в Украине

Conflict Defense Technologies

Fri, Sep 9, 2016

Becoming a Citizen Spy

Normal citizens in Ukraine have helped prove Russian aggression through Facebook photos and YouTube videos.

Civil Society Eastern Europe

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

The Wolf on Crimea’s Doorstep?

What digital breadcrumbs tell us about the recent Russian military mobilization in Crimea

Government Instagram

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

Blinding the Eye in the Sky

How combatants target the Minsk II Monitoring Mission

Conflict Defense Policy