• Research Associate, Caucasus

Eto Buziashvili

Eto Buziashvili is a research associate for the Caucasus at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab).

Eto researches influence operations and social media manipulation, with a focus on Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe and South Caucasus. Prior to the DFRLab, Eto advised the National Security Council of Georgia and was involved in developing strategic documents. Before joining the NSC, Eto worked as a senior analyst at the country’s Ministry of Interior, where she covered security issues related to Russia and the occupied regions of Georgia. In her role as senior analyst, she was one of the negotiators at the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) through which Russian officials and separatist leaders from the occupied regions of Georgia addressed the consequences of 2008 Russian-Georgian War. Eto graduated from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the University of Geneva with an MA in International and European Security.

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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