• Research Associate

Eto Buziashvili

Eto Buziashvili is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’sDigital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), where she researches influence and information operations, foreign interference, and digital authoritarianism, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe.

Before joining the Atlantic Council in 2019, Buziashvili served as an advisor to Georgia’s National Security Council, specializing in foreign policy and national security issues related to Russia. In this role, she contributed to the development of key strategic documents. Prior to that, she worked as a senior analyst at Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, conducting in-depth analyses and providing strategic recommendations on Russia-related security and the information space.

Buziashvili holds a master’s degree in international and European security from the University of Geneva and is an alumna of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). She is also an invited lecturer in international programs. Her research and insights are frequently cited by leading media outlets and international publications.

In 2024, Buziashvili was recognized by NATO’s “20 Women Fighting Information Threats” project.

October 2024

Georgia’s ruling party using Facebook ads to claim Western interference in the country’s election

by Eto Buziashvili, Sopo Gelava

Facebook ads increased sharply over the course of September 2024 just ahead of the pivotal vote scheduled for October 26
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October 2024

Georgian Dream promotes images of bombed Ukrainian cities as an electoral fearmongering tactic

by Eto Buziashvili, Sopo Gelava

Bombed Ukrainian cities displayed on street banners and promoted online across Georgia are an attempt to mobilize voters against Western support
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September 2024

Explainer: the Russian influence operations targeting the 2024 US elections

by Roman Osadchuk, Eto Buziashvili

The September 2024 deplatforming of Operation Doppelganger demonstrates how US voters are being targeted by Russian influence operations
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