Kremlin Digital Playbook
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Manufacturing Dissent: The Kremlin’s Digital Playbook for Destabilizing Bulgaria

Recent nationalist demonstrations in Sofia opposing Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro underscore a deeper and more calculated threat: the growing power of AI-enhanced disinformation in shaping not just political discourse, but also realities. Far from being isolated expressions of economic concern, these protests are the downstream effects of a sophisticated information warfare campaign that systematically…

Reflexive Control
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Reflexive Control in the Age of AI: How Disinformation Quietly Took Aim at Bulgaria

By the time a false story goes viral, the real damage is already done. But what if the most effective disinformation doesn’t even look like a lie? In the second installment of the Disinformation Observatory’s Strategic Information Threat Report (SITRep) series, analysts Georgi Angelov and Dr. Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob investigate a deeper, quieter force at…

CIDC-Sensika-Roundtable
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Three Pravda Roundtable Takeaways: Disinformation & What Really Matters

Disinformation has entered a new phase – and we are all still lingering two steps behind, figuring out how to go about it. On the heels of the 1st Pravda Ecosystem Report, we convened a roundtable to outline how experts from different planes of the disinformation field see the next steps in front of all…

The 5D Model: Decoding the Disinformation Playbook
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The 5D Model: Decoding the Disinformation Playbook

Most disinformation follows a script. Not a literal one, but a psychological playbook refined over decades and perfected in the digital age. And what is interesting about it is that whether it’s sowing doubt, hijacking public debates, or grinding down trust in institutions, disinformation thrives on patterns.  One useful framework for decoding those patterns is…

Precision Targeting in Russian Disinformation – The Pravda Network
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Precision Targeting in Russian Disinformation – The Pravda Network

A sprawling Russian disinformation network—hiding under the classic name Pravda (Russian for Truth)—is zeroing in on countries across the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, and Central Europe. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the CIDC–Sensika Disinformation Observatory, the first instalment of its Strategic Information Threats Reports series. Pravda is a network of over…