• 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 2021

Georgian-language website’s efforts to promote Chinese interests amplified on Facebook

by Eto Buziashvili

Network of Georgian-language Facebook assets a potential sign of China’s “discourse power” aspirations in the Caucasus region
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September 2021

Navalny’s “Smart Voting” election campaign undermined by fake apps and Telegram channels

by Eto Buziashvili

Apps and Telegram channels impersonated their pro-Navalny counterparts, potentially redirecting voters away from strategic voting advice
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July 2021

Online calls for attacks against Georgia’s LGBTQ community result in offline violence

by Sopo Gelava, Eto Buziashvili

Anti-LGBTQ, pro-Kremlin groups, and representatives of the Orthodox Church mobilized people online for violence in real life
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