• Resident Fellow, Baltics
  • Contact email: naleksejeva@atlanticcouncil.org
  • Media queries: dfrlabmedia@atlanticcouncil.org

Nika Aleksejeva

Nika Aleksejeva is resident fellow for the Baltics at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Latvia.

Nika’s specific research interest is identifying, exposing and explaining disinformation on digital engagement spaces in the Baltic states and beyond. She has monitored Zapad 2017 military exercize and European elections in 2019. Nika has also lead the development of The News Hero, a media literacy game on Facebook, at the NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence (NATO Stratcom COE).

Nika comes from a journalism background – her work involved writing on business topics and making data-driven stories about energetics, global economic trends and education. Prior to joining NATO Stratcom COE she has been working with Infogram, a popular data visualization service.

Seeing the future in digital journalism, Nika works to improve quality journalism and build resilience to disinformation online. In her free time she works to empower Latvian journalists with data journalism skills by curating School of Data branch in Latvia.

July 2022

Russian War Report: Ukraine uses HIMARS effectively to hit Russian ammo dumps

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Ukranian forces are using M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to systematically target Russian ammunition storage facilities behind the frontlines.  
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July 2022

Cracks emerge in Russia’s ‘Digital Iron Curtain’

by Nika Aleksejeva

Kremlin-controlled outlets maintain presence on Facebook and Twitter despite the platforms being banned in Russia.
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July 2022

Russian War Report: Russia claims Snake Island losses were ‘gesture of goodwill’

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Plus, Russian diplomatic accounts spread a questionable story about anti-Russian stickers placed at an Auschwitz memorial.
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