NEW: IRI Report: Can Big Tech Contribute to Breaking Putin’s Censorship? View the entire press release & report below: iri.org/news/iri-repor…

#Romania’s nonstrategic, silent approach to communication during the war in Ukraine is concerning and doesn’t portend well for this crucial election year. tol.org/client/article…

Latest episode of Talk Eastern Europe is out! In this episode Adam, Nina and Alexandra discuss some of the latest news developments in Hungary, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Ukraine and Russia. Later Nina and Adam are joined by Maciej Makulski – a contributing editor with New Eastern

"IRI’s Beacon Project IRIBeaconProject funded four organizations to assess the current status of strategic communications in the #CzechRepublic 🇨🇿, #Hungary 🇭🇺, #Poland 🇵🇱, #Slovakia 🇸🇰, and #Romania" 🇷🇴. Great read from Jeremy Druker! International Republican Institute #StratCom #CEE

"The invasion of Ukraine by Russia serves as a stark reminder of the costs we bear when we allow security and democracy vacuums to emerge at our borders. It underscores the crucial need to integrate not only the Western Balkans but also Ukraine and Moldova." Daniel Twining International Republican Institute

IRI's Europe Reg.Director Paul McCarthy: “There is a strong desire across the Balkans to strengthen Western economic ties & join the EU. This support demonstrates that people throughout the region believe that further integration w/the EU can help achieve sustained prosperity.”

PISM analysts in town for talks on foreign information manipulation and interference. New papers on the subject coming soon 🙂

Today, we publish our inaugural research report! It’s titled ‘De-Risking on the Surface, Re-Risking Underneath’ and in it, we critically examine #Germany’s current framework for town and regional twinning and how it poses strategic threats to Germany. Our key findings in the

Responding effectively to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) is one of the EU’s priorities for countering hybrid threats. More proactive action within the FIMI Toolbox, more effective sanctions enforcement, and operationalisation of the response system will

THE FIMI PHENOMENON: WHY ARE WE VULNERABLE TO FOREIGN INFORMATION INFLUENCE? 🤝In collaboration with IRIBeaconProject, we have developed a study focused on Slovakia's preparedness for harmful manipulative activities by foreign actors. Link to the study: tinyurl.com/4ps59b9t

New report on #FIMI in #CzechRepublic supported by IRIBeaconProject

Meanwhile in #Prague 🇨🇿

I think it’s us, Veronika Víchová 🇨🇿🇵🇱🇪🇪

Ukraine presents a distinctive case in countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, where addressing information threats is integral to countering Russia’s open military aggression. New report by Hennadiy Maksak Olga Chyzhova prismua.org/en/english-fim…

Status quo of countering #FIMI in #NorthMacedonia metamorphosis.org.mk/en/izdanija_ar…

New report on #FIMI in #Romania by GlobalFocus Center global-focus.eu/2024/10/foreig…

Obce manipulacje informacyjne i ingerencja zewnętrzna (FIMI). Zagrożenia i przeciwdziałanie w Polsce za okres od 2014 do 2024 r. #Raport: Rekomendacje dla parlamentarzystów dotyczące odpowiedzi na FIMI. infoops.pl/obce-manipulac…

My comment for Fakt on #Russia and the potential #ceasefire in #Ukraine: "No document can make Russia change its methods. It will break all agreements because it is absolutely not in its interest to end this conflict"

My latest comment for Fakt: "#Russia is using the current situation to further play the #US against the #EU and is destroying the foundations of #transatlantic cooperation." fakt.pl/polityka/rosja…

Poland is facing a new type of threat: Russia's recruitment of civilians - often migrants from Ukraine and Belarus – to carry out espionage and sabotage. Adam Lelonek explains why this trend has emerged and how the Polish authorities have responded to it notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/09/rus…