• Research Associate, Caucasus

Givi Gigitashvili

Givi Gigitashvili is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this role, Gigitashvili investigates influence operations, social media manipulation, and computational propaganda campaigns in Eastern European and South Caucasus countries. Before joining the DFRLab in 2019, Gigitashvili worked as an international development consultant for Ecorys, an international research and consulting company, where he was providing research and consultancy services to a wide range of public and private clients in Eastern European countries.

Gigitashvili holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, a master’s degree in EU-Russia studies from University of Tartu, and a postgraduate diploma in strategic communications from King’s College London.

July 2025

Pro-Kremlin actors push multilingual biolab hoax targeting Armenia

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili

Fabricated claims about the United States operating biolabs in Armenia were spread through a coordinated campaign across Telegram, fringe sites, and social media
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March 2025

How Azerbaijani media and politicians endorse Georgia’s shift away from the West 

by Givi Gigitashvili

Politicians and pro-government media in Azerbaijan packages Georgia’s anti-Western rhetoric and political shift for a domestic audience, reinforcing the narrative of Western decline.
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January 2025

Russia and Azerbaijan’s narrative warfare against Armenia’s European path

by Givi Gigitashvili, Sopo Gelava

Russia and Azerbaijan deploy aligned narratives to undermine Armenia's partnership with the West
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