• 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.

June 2024

Tailored Russian disinformation targets Polish farmer protests

by Givi Gigitashvili

Kremlin-backed actors attempt to sow division between Poland and Ukraine
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May 2024

Russian-language Telegram channels foment tensions in Georgia

by Givi Gigitashvili

Telegram channels posting unverified content exacerbate political grievances between pro-Western and pro-Russian Georgians
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April 2024

Moldova in the digital crosshairs of anonymous, pro-Russian Telegram channels

by Givi Gigitashvili, Victoria Olari

Anonymous Telegram channels attempt to discredit Moldova’s pro-European government and amplify pro-Russian narratives
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