• 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.

March 2022

Russian War Report: Russia sends military contractors from Georgian breakaway region to Ukraine

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Military contractors from South Ossetia, Belarus' hesitancy to send troops, VPN's, the dilemma US tech companies face over Russian citizens' access, and more.
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March 2022

Russian War Report: Hacked news program and deepfake video spread false Zelenskyy claims

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A deep fake of President Zelenskyy, Russia threatens to block YouTube, and an information fog surrounding the Russian TV journalist who conducted on-air protest.
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March 2022

Russian War Report: Russian false-flag operation seeks to drag Belarus into Ukraine war

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Ukrainian media reported that Russia attacked a Belarusian village from Ukrainian airspace in an attempt to make it appear that Ukraine had attacked Belarus and provoke Belarusian President Lukashenka to move troops into Ukraine. 
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