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The information environment is a domain defined by noise, complexity, and deliberate confusion. Knowing what to read is a discipline in itself. This carefully curated and continuously updated selection of literature helps us navigate the deep (and severely polluted) waters of the information domain: the works that have shaped the field, the frameworks practitioners rely on, and the case studies that matter.

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Active Measures

Active Measures

Thomas Rid

2020

disinformation active measures political warfare KGB influence operations
This Is Not Propaganda

This Is Not Propaganda

Peter Pomerantsev

2019

propaganda information warfare Russia disinformation post-truth
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible

Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible

Peter Pomerantsev

2014

Russia propaganda Kremlin information manipulation post-Soviet
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media

LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media

P.W. Singer & Emerson T. Brooking

2018

social media information warfare online influence weaponisation digital conflict
Network Propaganda

Network Propaganda

Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris & Hal Roberts

2018

network analysis propaganda media ecosystem polarisation disinformation
The Information Animal

The Information Animal

Alicia Wanless

2025

information ecology information environment FIMI cognitive warfare reality competition
Sandworm

Sandworm

Andy Greenberg

2019

cyberwar Russia GRU critical infrastructure hybrid warfare
How Democracies Die

How Democracies Die

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

2018

democratic backsliding authoritarianism institutions polarisation political norms
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Shoshana Zuboff

2019

surveillance capitalism data behavioural manipulation platform power digital rights
Hybrid Conflicts and Information Warfare

Hybrid Conflicts and Information Warfare

Ofer Fridman, Kabernik & Pearce (eds.)

2019

hybrid warfare information warfare Russia doctrine strategic studies
Info Ops: From World War I to the Twitter Era

Info Ops: From World War I to the Twitter Era

Ofer Fridman, Kabernik & Granelli (eds.)

2022

information operations history PSYOP strategic communication IO doctrine
Russian 'Hybrid Warfare': Resurgence and Politicization

Russian 'Hybrid Warfare': Resurgence and Politicization

Ofer Fridman

2022

hybrid warfare Russia Gerasimov gibridnaya voyna strategic doctrine
Foolproof

Foolproof

Sander van der Linden

2023

prebunking inoculation misinformation cognitive immunity resilience
We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People

We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People

Eliot Higgins

2021

open source intelligence OSINT verification investigative journalism accountability
The Chaos Machine

The Chaos Machine

Max Fisher

2022

social media algorithmic radicalisation platform design polarisation extremism
Hidden Hand

Hidden Hand

Clive Hamilton & Mareike Ohlberg

2020

China CCP sharp power foreign interference United Front
Twilight of Democracy

Twilight of Democracy

Anne Applebaum

2020

authoritarianism democracy intellectuals nostalgia political realignment
Manufacturing Consent

Manufacturing Consent

Noam Chomsky & Edward S. Herman

1988

propaganda mass media political economy media theory consent
Messing with the Enemy

Messing with the Enemy

Clint Watts

2018

Russia social media disinformation terrorism counterterrorism
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

David E. Sanger

2018

cyberwar state-sponsored hacking espionage geopolitics attribution
Calling Bullshit

Calling Bullshit

Carl T. Bergstrom & Jevin D. West

2020

critical thinking data literacy misinformation statistics scepticism
The Filter Bubble

The Filter Bubble

Eli Pariser

2011

filter bubble personalisation algorithms information environment echo chambers
Merchants of Doubt

Merchants of Doubt

Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway

2010

doubt manufacturing science denial disinformation campaigns corporate manipulation epistemic corruption
Amusing Ourselves to Death

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman

1985

media theory entertainment public discourse television information environment
The Hype Machine

The Hype Machine

Sinan Aral

2020

social media misinformation viral content platform economics behavioural science
The Red Web

The Red Web

Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan

2015

Russia internet control surveillance FSB digital authoritarianism
War in 140 Characters

War in 140 Characters

David Patrikarakos

2017

social media conflict narrative warfare Ukraine ISIS
How to Lose the Information War

How to Lose the Information War

Nina Jankowicz

2020

Russia disinformation Eastern Europe counter-disinformation information resilience
Cyber War Will Not Take Place

Cyber War Will Not Take Place

Thomas Rid

2013

cyber warfare subversion espionage sabotage strategic studies
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: A True Story

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: A True Story

Nicole Perlroth

2021

cyberweapons zero-day exploits NSA state hacking arms race
No Shortcuts

No Shortcuts

Max Smeets

2022

cyber operations military capability state capacity offensive cyber strategic competition
Dezinformatsia: The Strategy of Soviet Disinformation

Dezinformatsia: The Strategy of Soviet Disinformation

Richard H. Shultz & Roy Godson

1984

Soviet disinformation active measures KGB Cold War influence operations
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

2017

tyranny democracy resistance authoritarianism civil society
The Road to Unfreedom

The Road to Unfreedom

Timothy Snyder

2018

Russia fascism information warfare Ukraine Western democracy
Surviving Autocracy

Surviving Autocracy

Masha Gessen

2020

autocracy democratic erosion normalisation resistance political language
Breaking the Social Media Prism

Breaking the Social Media Prism

Chris Bail

2021

polarisation social media identity echo chambers resilience
Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America

Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America

Christopher Wylie

2019

Cambridge Analytica data micro-targeting political manipulation whistleblower
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination

An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination

Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang

2021

Facebook platform power disinformation content moderation corporate accountability
Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It

Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It

Adam J. Berinsky

2023

rumours misinformation political psychology corrections counter-messaging
The Outrage Industry

The Outrage Industry

Jeffrey M. Berry & Sarah Sobieraj

2013

outrage media political polarisation opinion media incivility media ecosystem
Lie Machines

Lie Machines

Philip N. Howard

2020

computational propaganda troll farms junk news bots political manipulation
The Reality Game

The Reality Game

Samuel Woolley

2020

deepfakes synthetic media AI manipulation computational propaganda information futures
Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

2011

cognitive bias heuristics decision-making System 1 behavioural economics
The Misinformation Age

The Misinformation Age

Cailin O'Connor & James Owen Weatherall

2019

misinformation social epistemics belief propagation network effects science denial
Bad Science

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

2008

critical thinking pseudoscience media literacy evidence epistemic hygiene
A Field Guide to Lies

A Field Guide to Lies

Daniel J. Levitin

2016

critical thinking statistics logical fallacies misinformation media literacy
Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland

Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland

Marianna Spring

2024

conspiracy theories online radicalisation disinformation social media investigative journalism
The Compatriots

The Compatriots

Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan

2019

Russia diaspora FSB intelligence operations exile communities
All the Kremlin's Men

All the Kremlin's Men

Mikhail Zygar

2016

Putin Kremlin Russian politics elite networks decision-making
The Darkening Web

The Darkening Web

Alexander Klimburg

2017

cyberspace internet governance cyber sovereignty geopolitics digital conflict
Surveillance State

Surveillance State

Josh Chin & Liza Lin

2022

China surveillance AI social control digital authoritarianism
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East

Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East

Marc Owen Jones

2022

Middle East Gulf states disinformation social media manipulation digital repression
War in the Smartphone Age

War in the Smartphone Age

Matthew Ford

2024

modern warfare smartphones information operations Ukraine connectivity
Full Stack Spies

Full Stack Spies

Ahana Datta Fasel

2025

cyber espionage US-China intelligence technology competition state hacking
The People vs. Democracy

The People vs. Democracy

Yascha Mounk

2018

democracy populism liberal values democratic backsliding political identity
Spin Dictators

Spin Dictators

Sergei Guriev & Daniel Treisman

2022

authoritarianism spin dictatorship information control soft repression political manipulation
Rigged

Rigged

David Shimer

2020

election interference covert operations Russia Cold War democracy
Deepfakes and the Infocalypse

Deepfakes and the Infocalypse

Nina Schick

2020

deepfakes synthetic media AI disinformation information apocalypse
The Coming Wave

The Coming Wave

Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar

2023

AI synthetic biology technology governance existential risk containment
Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes

Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes

Jacques Ellul

1965

propaganda modernity technology mass society political communication
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini

1984

persuasion cognitive bias social influence compliance behavioural psychology
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Eric Hoffer

1951

mass movements fanaticism radicalisation political psychology extremism
Public Opinion

Public Opinion

Walter Lippmann

1922

public opinion media democracy stereotypes political communication
Propaganda

Propaganda

Edward Bernays

1928

propaganda public relations mass manipulation consent political communication
Psychological Warfare

Psychological Warfare

Paul M.A. Linebarger

1948

PSYOP psychological operations military doctrine propaganda information warfare
The Enigma of Reason

The Enigma of Reason

Hugo Mercier & Dan Sperber

2017

reasoning cognitive science argumentation epistemic bias social cognition
Denying to the Grave

Denying to the Grave

Jack Gorman & Sara Gorman

2016

science denial motivated reasoning health misinformation cognitive bias belief persistence
Why People Believe Weird Things

Why People Believe Weird Things

Michael Shermer

1997

pseudoscience critical thinking conspiracy theories scepticism epistemics
The Sword and the Shield

The Sword and the Shield

Christopher Andrew & Vasili Mitrokhin

1999

KGB Soviet intelligence active measures Cold War espionage
The Secret World: A History of Intelligence

The Secret World: A History of Intelligence

Christopher Andrew

2018

intelligence history espionage deception strategic intelligence statecraft
Deception in War

Deception in War

Jon Latimer

2001

military deception strategic deception WWII information operations psychological warfare
Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic Communication

Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic Communication

James P. Farwell

2012

strategic communication information operations public diplomacy narrative influence
Information Warfare: Forging Communication Strategies for 21st-Century Operational Environments

Information Warfare: Forging Communication Strategies for 21st-Century Operational Environments

James P. Farwell

2020

information warfare strategic communication PSYOP military doctrine influence operations
Selling Hitler: Propaganda and the Nazi Brand

Selling Hitler: Propaganda and the Nazi Brand

Nicholas O'Shaughnessy

2016

Nazi propaganda political marketing branding Hitler mass persuasion
Politics and Propaganda: Weapons of Mass Seduction

Politics and Propaganda: Weapons of Mass Seduction

Nicholas O'Shaughnessy

2004

political propaganda mass persuasion political marketing rhetoric public manipulation
Tyranny of the Minority

Tyranny of the Minority

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

2023

democratic erosion minority rule constitutional reform polarisation American democracy
The Death of Democracy

The Death of Democracy

Benjamin Carter Hett

2018

Weimar Republic Hitler democratic collapse political polarisation historical parallel
Democracy Hacked

Democracy Hacked

Martin Moore

2018

democracy information warfare digital politics election manipulation platform power
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

Ethan Mollick

2024

AI artificial intelligence generative AI human-AI collaboration future of work
How to Win an Information War

How to Win an Information War

Peter Pomerantsev

2024

propaganda information warfare WWII counter-narrative Sefton Delmer
Propaganda: From Disinformation and Influence to Operations and Information Warfare

Propaganda: From Disinformation and Influence to Operations and Information Warfare

Lukasz Olejnik

2024

propaganda disinformation influence operations information warfare cyber
Stories Are Weapons

Stories Are Weapons

Annalee Newitz

2024

psychological warfare narrative propaganda American history information operations
Information Wars

Information Wars

Richard Stengel

2019

disinformation public diplomacy US State Department counter-messaging information warfare
The Death of Truth

The Death of Truth

Michiko Kakutani

2018

post-truth epistemics political language democracy relativism
Post-Truth

Post-Truth

Lee McIntyre

2018

post-truth science denial epistemics relativism disinformation
Flat Earth News

Flat Earth News

Nick Davies

2008

journalism media failure churnalism PR information ecosystem
Twitter and Tear Gas

Twitter and Tear Gas

Zeynep Tufekci

2017

social media protest networked movements digital activism political mobilisation
Weapons of Math Destruction

Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil

2016

algorithms big data discrimination platform power automated decision-making
Custodians of the Internet

Custodians of the Internet

Tarleton Gillespie

2018

content moderation platform governance social media speech accountability
Move Fast and Break Things

Move Fast and Break Things

Jonathan Taplin

2017

platform monopoly Silicon Valley democracy cultural economy tech power
Echo Chamber

Echo Chamber

Kathleen Hall Jamieson & Joseph N. Cappella

2008

echo chamber conservative media political communication polarisation media effects
Computational Propaganda

Computational Propaganda

Samuel C. Woolley & Philip N. Howard (eds.)

2018

computational propaganda bots political manipulation social media automation
The Disinformation Age

The Disinformation Age

W. Lance Bennett & Steven Livingston (eds.)

2020

disinformation political communication technology democracy United States
Social Media and Democracy

Social Media and Democracy

Nathaniel Persily & Joshua A. Tucker (eds.)

2020

social media democracy misinformation platform governance political communication
Fake News

Fake News

Melissa Zimdars & Kembrew McLeod (eds.)

2020

fake news media literacy misinformation digital media journalism
You Are Here

You Are Here

Whitney Phillips & Ryan M. Milner

2021

media landscape polarisation conspiracy theories information ecology media literacy
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony & Cass R. Sunstein

2021

cognitive bias judgment decision-making variability human error
The Intelligence Trap

The Intelligence Trap

David Robson

2019

intelligence cognitive bias expertise decision-making reasoning
Russian Information Warfare

Russian Information Warfare

Bilyana Lilly

2022

Russia information warfare cyber operations democracy disinformation
Information Warfare in the Age of Cyber Conflict

Information Warfare in the Age of Cyber Conflict

Christopher Whyte, A. Trevor Thrall & Brian M. Mazanec (eds.)

2021

information warfare cyber conflict strategy doctrine state operations
Cyberspace in Peace and War

Cyberspace in Peace and War

Martin C. Libicki

2021

cyber strategy cyberwar deterrence military doctrine strategic studies
Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive

Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive

Robert Chesney & Max Smeets (eds.)

2023

cyber conflict intelligence deterrence covert operations strategic competition
Stealth War

Stealth War

Robert Spalding

2019

China economic warfare political warfare technology national security
The New Silk Roads

The New Silk Roads

Peter Frankopan

2018

Belt and Road China geopolitics Eurasia global power
Digital Disinformation in Africa

Digital Disinformation in Africa

Tony Roberts & George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane (eds.)

2024

Africa disinformation elections social media political manipulation
Routledge Handbook of Disinformation and National Security

Routledge Handbook of Disinformation and National Security

Rubén Arcos & Marian Chiru (eds.)

2023

disinformation national security intelligence hybrid warfare strategic communication
Soft Power

Soft Power

Joseph S. Nye Jr.

2004

soft power influence foreign policy public diplomacy attraction
The Future of Power

The Future of Power

Joseph S. Nye Jr.

2011

power soft power cyber power information age geopolitics
Political Warfare

Political Warfare

Kerry Gershaneck

2020

political warfare China Three Warfares psychological operations information warfare
The New Censorship

The New Censorship

Joel Simon

2015

media freedom censorship authoritarian media press freedom information control
Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power

Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power

William J. Dobson, Tarek Masoud & Christopher Walker (eds.)

2023

sharp power democratic resilience authoritarianism foreign interference civil society
Election Interference

Election Interference

Jens David Ohlin

2020

election interference international law sovereignty self-determination democracy
Tyrants on Twitter

Tyrants on Twitter

David L. Sloss

2022

social media authoritarian influence information warfare platform governance legal framework
Lies That Kill

Lies That Kill

Elaine Kamarck & Darrell M. West

2024

disinformation health misinformation political disinformation media literacy resilience
On Disinformation

On Disinformation

Lee McIntyre

2023

disinformation truth democracy counter-disinformation epistemics
Verification Handbook

Verification Handbook

Craig Silverman (ed.)

2014

verification fact-checking OSINT digital journalism open source
Atlas of AI

Atlas of AI

Kate Crawford

2021

AI power infrastructure labour surveillance
Human Compatible

Human Compatible

Stuart Russell

2019

AI safety artificial intelligence control problem existential risk machine learning
Trust Me, I'm Lying

Trust Me, I'm Lying

Ryan Holiday

2012

media manipulation PR blogs disinformation information ecosystem
Breaking News

Breaking News

Alan Rusbridger

2018

journalism media transformation digital news Guardian press freedom
Ghosting the News

Ghosting the News

Margaret Sullivan

2020

local journalism news deserts democracy information ecosystem media collapse
The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation

The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation

Maci, Demata, McGlashan & Seargeant (eds.)

2024

disinformation discourse analysis fake news post-truth conspiracy theories
The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism

The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism

Tumber & Waisbord (eds.)

2021

media disinformation populism fake news political communication
Disinformation Debunked: Building Resilience through Media and Information Literacy

Disinformation Debunked: Building Resilience through Media and Information Literacy

Divina Frau-Meigs & Nicoleta Corbu

2024

media literacy information literacy resilience disinformation fact-checking
Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry

Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry

Briant & Bakir (eds.)

2025

influence industry data-driven persuasion political manipulation disinformation
Media and Propaganda in an Age of Disinformation

Media and Propaganda in an Age of Disinformation

Ribeiro & Zelizer (eds.)

2025

propaganda disinformation media political communication fake news
Countering Online Propaganda and Extremism: The Dark Side of Digital Diplomacy

Countering Online Propaganda and Extremism: The Dark Side of Digital Diplomacy

Bjola & Pamment (eds.)

2018

counter-propaganda extremism digital diplomacy public diplomacy
Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order

Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order

Miskimmon, O'Loughlin & Roselle

2013

strategic narratives public diplomacy soft power international relations
The Rise of the Network Society

The Rise of the Network Society

Manuel Castells

2010

network society information age digital economy power globalisation
The Power of Identity

The Power of Identity

Manuel Castells

2010

identity social movements network society resistance nationalism
End of Millennium

End of Millennium

Manuel Castells

2010

network society global economy inequality crime networks geopolitics
Strategy: A History

Strategy: A History

Lawrence Freedman

2013

strategy military history political theory power narrative
The Psychology of Misinformation

The Psychology of Misinformation

Jon Roozenbeek & Sander van der Linden

2024

misinformation psychology inoculation prebunking cognitive bias
Defending Democracies: Combating Foreign Election Interference in a Digital Age

Defending Democracies: Combating Foreign Election Interference in a Digital Age

Hollis & Ohlin (eds.)

2021

election interference foreign influence international law democracy
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: Case Studies From the ATHENA Project

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: Case Studies From the ATHENA Project

David Wright (ed.)

2025

FIMI foreign information manipulation disinformation influence operations case studies
Information and Influence: Collective Information Processing under Societal Threat

Information and Influence: Collective Information Processing under Societal Threat

Bashir Ahmed & Rafsan Jany Samir

2026

information processing collective behaviour societal threat influence resilience
Beyond Ballot Boxes: How Social Media Reshaped National Elections

Beyond Ballot Boxes: How Social Media Reshaped National Elections

Bashir Ahmed & Rafsan Jany Samir

2026

social media elections political communication voter behaviour democracy
Silent Wars, Smart Weapons: The Evolution and Geopolitics of Generational Warfare in the Age of AI

Silent Wars, Smart Weapons: The Evolution and Geopolitics of Generational Warfare in the Age of AI

Saeed Ahmed

2026

generational warfare AI hybrid warfare cognitive warfare 5GW 6GW
Carnegie Endowment
Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
2024

Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide

Jon Bateman & Dean Jackson

2024

disinformation counter-disinformation evidence-based policy resilience
Carnegie Endowment
Global Perspectives on Influence Operations Investigations: Shared Challenges, Unequal Resources
2022

Global Perspectives on Influence Operations Investigations: Shared Challenges, Unequal Resources

Carissa Goodwin & Dean Jackson

2022

influence operations Global South research capacity
Carnegie Endowment
Measuring the Effects of Influence Operations: Key Findings and Gaps from Empirical Research
2021

Measuring the Effects of Influence Operations: Key Findings and Gaps from Empirical Research

Jon Bateman et al.

2021

influence operations empirical research effects measurement
Carnegie Endowment
Emergency Management and Information Integrity: A Framework for Crisis Response
2023

Emergency Management and Information Integrity: A Framework for Crisis Response

Adam, Lai, Nelson, Wanless & Yadav

2023

crisis communication information integrity Ukraine resilience
Carnegie Endowment
Digital Democracy in a Divided Global Landscape
2025

Digital Democracy in a Divided Global Landscape

Steve Feldstein (ed.)

2025

digital democracy FIMI transatlantic information defence
Carnegie Endowment
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World
2024

Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World

Samantha Lai

2024

majority world global south disinformation research gaps
Carnegie Endowment
What Is So Foreign About Foreign Influence Operations?
2021

What Is So Foreign About Foreign Influence Operations?

Hedvig Ördén & James Pamment

2021

foreign influence operations sovereignty FIMI definition
Carnegie Endowment
The EU's Role in Fighting Disinformation: Taking Back the Initiative (Part 1)
2020

The EU's Role in Fighting Disinformation: Taking Back the Initiative (Part 1)

James Pamment

2020

EU policy disinformation ABCDE framework strategic communications
Carnegie Endowment
The EU's Role in Fighting Disinformation: Crafting a Disinformation Framework (Part 2)
2020

The EU's Role in Fighting Disinformation: Crafting a Disinformation Framework (Part 2)

James Pamment

2020

EU policy disinformation framework terminology influence operations
Carnegie Endowment
The EU's Role in the Fight Against Disinformation: Developing Policy Interventions for the 2020s (Part 3)
2020

The EU's Role in the Fight Against Disinformation: Developing Policy Interventions for the 2020s (Part 3)

James Pamment

2020

EU policy regulatory interventions deterrence platform regulation
European Commission
The Code of Conduct on Disinformation
2025

The Code of Conduct on Disinformation

European Commission / DG CONNECT

2025

platform regulation Digital Services Act disinformation code of conduct
European Commission
European Democracy Action Plan (COM(2020) 790)
2020

European Democracy Action Plan (COM(2020) 790)

European Commission

2020

EU democracy elections media freedom disinformation
European Commission
Action Plan Against Disinformation (JOIN(2018) 36)
2018

Action Plan Against Disinformation (JOIN(2018) 36)

European Commission / EEAS

2018

EU policy East StratCom disinformation action plan
European Commission
Report on the Implementation of the Action Plan Against Disinformation
2019

Report on the Implementation of the Action Plan Against Disinformation

European Commission / EEAS

2019

EU policy 2019 European elections disinformation East StratCom
European Commission
Tackling COVID-19 Disinformation — Getting the Facts Right (JOIN(2020) 8)
2020

Tackling COVID-19 Disinformation — Getting the Facts Right (JOIN(2020) 8)

European Commission / EEAS

2020

COVID-19 infodemic disinformation crisis communication
EEAS
1st EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats
2023

1st EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats

EEAS Strategic Communications Division

2023

FIMI threat report EEAS taxonomy
EEAS
2nd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats
2024

2nd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats

EEAS Strategic Communications Division

2024

FIMI threat report EEAS response framework
EEAS
3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats
2025

3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats

EEAS Strategic Communications Division

2025

FIMI threat report EEAS digital infrastructure
EEAS
4th EEAS Annual Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats
2026

4th EEAS Annual Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats

EEAS Strategic Communications Division

2026

FIMI threat report EEAS deterrence Deterrence Playbook
EEAS
How to Detect & Analyse Identity-Based Disinformation/FIMI: A Practical Guide to Conduct Open Source Investigations
2024

How to Detect & Analyse Identity-Based Disinformation/FIMI: A Practical Guide to Conduct Open Source Investigations

EEAS / EU DisinfoLab

2024

OSINT identity-based disinformation FIMI open source investigation
ENISA
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) and Cybersecurity — Threat Landscape
2022

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) and Cybersecurity — Threat Landscape

ENISA / EEAS (joint)

2022

FIMI cybersecurity ENISA hybrid threats
European Parliament
Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the EU (INGE Report — A9-0022/2022)
2022

Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the EU (INGE Report — A9-0022/2022)

Special Committee INGE, Rapporteur: Sandra Kalniete

2022

foreign interference INGE European Parliament democratic processes
European Parliament
Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the EU (ING2 Report — A9-0187/2023)
2023

Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the EU (ING2 Report — A9-0187/2023)

Special Committee ING2, Rapporteur: Sandra Kalniete

2023

foreign interference ING2 European Parliament 2024 elections
European Parliament
Online Information Manipulation and Information Integrity (EPRS Briefing PE 762416)
2024

Online Information Manipulation and Information Integrity (EPRS Briefing PE 762416)

European Parliamentary Research Service

2024

platforms algorithms gendered disinformation DSA synthetic media
Hybrid CoE
Research Report 7: FIMI Defence Standards — Testing the DISARM Framework
2023

Research Report 7: FIMI Defence Standards — Testing the DISARM Framework

Hybrid CoE

2023

DISARM FIMI framework StratCom standardisation
Hybrid CoE
Research Report 11: How Ukraine Fights Russian Disinformation — Beehive vs Mammoth
2024

Research Report 11: How Ukraine Fights Russian Disinformation — Beehive vs Mammoth

Jakub Kalenský & Roman Osadchuk

2024

Ukraine Russia counter-disinformation beehive model
Hybrid CoE
Research Report 12: Countering Hybrid Threats to Elections
2024

Research Report 12: Countering Hybrid Threats to Elections

Sebastian Bay

2024

elections hybrid threats electoral integrity disinformation
Hybrid CoE
Research Report 15: Countering Disinformation in the Euro-Atlantic — Strengths and Gaps
2025

Research Report 15: Countering Disinformation in the Euro-Atlantic — Strengths and Gaps

Jakub Kalenský & Heidi Hanhijärvi

2025

Euro-Atlantic counter-disinformation NATO EU capacity gaps
European Commission / JRC
Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space
2026

Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space

European Commission Joint Research Centre

2026

information space attention economy algorithms democracy European Democracy Shield
Community of Democracies
Russia's Worldwide Information Manipulations on Telegram and X: A Pilot Study
2025

Russia's Worldwide Information Manipulations on Telegram and X: A Pilot Study

Jean-Christophe Boucher & Ofer Fridman

2025

Russia FIMI Telegram X diplomatic channels
Community of Democracies
Counter-FIMI Toolbox for Diplomats
2025

Counter-FIMI Toolbox for Diplomats

Ofer Fridman & Jean-Christophe Boucher

2025

FIMI diplomacy counter-FIMI strategic communications
INSS
Defining Foreign Influence and Interference
2024

Defining Foreign Influence and Interference

Ofer Fridman

2024

foreign influence foreign interference hybrid warfare FIMI definitions
RAND Corporation
The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model
2016

The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model

Christopher Paul & Miriam Matthews

2016

Russia propaganda firehose of falsehood disinformation
RAND Corporation
Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life
2018

Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life

Jennifer Kavanagh & Michael D. Rich

2018

truth decay facts public discourse polarisation media
RAND Corporation
Hostile Social Manipulation: Present Realities and Emerging Trends
2019

Hostile Social Manipulation: Present Realities and Emerging Trends

Michael J. Mazarr et al.

2019

Russia China social manipulation influence operations doctrine
RAND Corporation
Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media: Study Overview and Conclusions
2021

Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media: Study Overview and Conclusions

Raphael S. Cohen et al.

2021

disinformation social media Russia China North Korea
RAND Corporation
Russian Disinformation Efforts on Social Media
2022

Russian Disinformation Efforts on Social Media

Treyger, Cheravitch & Cohen

2022

Russia disinformation social media IRA tactics
RAND Corporation
Chinese Disinformation Efforts on Social Media
2021

Chinese Disinformation Efforts on Social Media

Harold, Beauchamp-Mustafaga & Hornung

2021

China disinformation social media PLA Taiwan
RAND Corporation
Superspreaders of Malign and Subversive Information on COVID-19
2021

Superspreaders of Malign and Subversive Information on COVID-19

Matthews, Migacheva & Brown

2021

COVID-19 Russia China disinformation infodemic
RAND Corporation
A Compendium of Recommendations for Countering Russian and Other State-Sponsored Propaganda
2021

A Compendium of Recommendations for Countering Russian and Other State-Sponsored Propaganda

Todd C. Helmus & Marta Kepe

2021

counter-propaganda Russia recommendations policy resilience
RAND Corporation
From Consensus to Conflict: Understanding Foreign Measures Targeting U.S. Elections
2020

From Consensus to Conflict: Understanding Foreign Measures Targeting U.S. Elections

Marek N. Posard et al.

2020

election interference Russia reflexive control US elections
RAND Corporation
Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Disinformation: Lessons for Future Conflict
2024

Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Disinformation: Lessons for Future Conflict

Todd C. Helmus & Khrystyna Holynska

2024

Ukraine Russia counter-disinformation resilience
RAND Corporation
Defending American Interests Abroad: Early Detection of Foreign Malign Information Operations
2025

Defending American Interests Abroad: Early Detection of Foreign Malign Information Operations

Mouton, Lucas & Ee

2025

AI LLM detection propaganda techniques
RAND Corporation
Dr. Li Bicheng, or How China Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Social Media Manipulation
2024

Dr. Li Bicheng, or How China Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Social Media Manipulation

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga et al.

2024

China PLA social media manipulation generative AI
European Parliamentary Research Service
Foreign Influence Operations in the EU (EPRS_BRI(2018)625123)
2018

Foreign Influence Operations in the EU (EPRS_BRI(2018)625123)

Naja Bentzen

2018

foreign influence disinformation EU democracy Russian interference
European Parliamentary Research Service
Information Integrity Online and the European Democracy Shield (EPRS_BRI(2024)767153)
2024

Information Integrity Online and the European Democracy Shield (EPRS_BRI(2024)767153)

European Parliamentary Research Service

2024

European Democracy Shield information integrity DSA AI Act
European Parliamentary Research Service
European Democracy Shield (EPRS_BRI(2025)775835)
2025

European Democracy Shield (EPRS_BRI(2025)775835)

European Parliamentary Research Service

2025

European Democracy Shield FIMI hybrid threats election integrity
European Parliamentary Research Service
Information Manipulation in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (EPRS_BRI(2025)779259)
2025

Information Manipulation in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (EPRS_BRI(2025)779259)

European Parliamentary Research Service

2025

generative AI information manipulation Russian operations AI Act
European Parliament / DG External Poli…
Mapping Fake News and Disinformation in the Western Balkans (EXPO_STU(2020)653621)
2021

Mapping Fake News and Disinformation in the Western Balkans (EXPO_STU(2020)653621)

Samuel Greene, Gregory Asmolov, Adam Fagan, Ofer Fridman & B…

2021

Western Balkans disinformation Russia China
European Parliament / DG External Poli…
Disinformation and Propaganda: Impact on the Functioning of the Rule of Law and Democratic Processes in the EU — 2021 Update (EXPO_STU(2021)653633)
2021

Disinformation and Propaganda: Impact on the Functioning of the Rule of Law and Democratic Processes in the EU — 2021 Update (EXPO_STU(2021)653633)

Judit Bayer, Bernd Holznagel, Katarzyna Lubianiec et al.

2021

disinformation rule of law democracy EU legislation
European Parliament / DG External Poli…
The Impact of Disinformation Campaigns about Migrants and Minority Groups in the EU (EXPO_IDA(2021)653641)
2021

The Impact of Disinformation Campaigns about Migrants and Minority Groups in the EU (EXPO_IDA(2021)653641)

Judit Szakacs & Eva Bognar

2021

disinformation migrants minorities Kremlin
European Parliament / DG External Poli…
Legal Loopholes and the Risk of Foreign Interference (EXPO_IDA(2023)702575)
2023

Legal Loopholes and the Risk of Foreign Interference (EXPO_IDA(2023)702575)

Kate Jones

2023

foreign interference legal gaps criminalisation sanctions
European Parliament / DG External Poli…
Enhancing the Capabilities of CSDP Missions and Operations to Identify and Respond to Disinformation Attacks (EXPO_IDA(2023)702578)
2023

Enhancing the Capabilities of CSDP Missions and Operations to Identify and Respond to Disinformation Attacks (EXPO_IDA(2023)702578)

Ofer Fridman, Virginie Baudais & Givi Gigitashvili

2023

CSDP disinformation EU missions hybrid threats
European Parliament / DG Justice & Civ…
Strengthening Resilience — Towards the European Democracy Shield (IUST_STU(2025)777917)
2025

Strengthening Resilience — Towards the European Democracy Shield (IUST_STU(2025)777917)

Edoardo Bressanelli

2025

European Democracy Shield democratic resilience regulatory gaps EU institutions
FIMI-ISAC
FIMI-ISAC Collective Findings I: Elections
2024

FIMI-ISAC Collective Findings I: Elections

VOST, GDI, IDMO, Debunk.org, Maldita.es, EU DisinfoLab, Alli…

2024

elections FIMI EU Parliament elections 2024 TTPs
FIMI-ISAC
Germany: FIMI Federal Election Country Report
2025

Germany: FIMI Federal Election Country Report

Counter Disinformation Network (CDN) / FIMI-ISAC

2025

Germany elections FIMI Russia
FIMI-ISAC
Moldova: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)
2025

Moldova: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)

DFRLab, Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org, EU DisinfoLab

2025

Moldova elections FIMI illicit financing
FIMI-ISAC
Moldova: Country Election Report
2025

Moldova: Country Election Report

DFRLab, Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org, EU DisinfoLab, GLOBSEC,…

2025

Moldova elections FIMI Doppelganger
FIMI-ISAC
Czechia: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)
2025

Czechia: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)

Debunk.org, EU DisinfoLab, GLOBSEC, Institute for Strategic …

2025

Czechia elections FIMI Russia
FIMI-ISAC
Czechia: Country Election Report
2025

Czechia: Country Election Report

GLOBSEC, ISD, Debunk.org, DEN Institute, Alliance4Europe

2025

Czechia elections FIMI institutional resilience
FIMI-ISAC
Poland: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)
2025

Poland: Country Election Risk Assessment (CERA)

FIMI-ISAC members, Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org

2025

Poland elections FIMI Doppelganger
FIMI-ISAC
Poland: Country Election Report
2025

Poland: Country Election Report

FIMI-ISAC members, Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org (28 organisat…

2025

Poland elections FIMI Doppelganger
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Europe's Moment of Truth: A Democracy Shield for Today and Tomorrow
2025

Europe's Moment of Truth: A Democracy Shield for Today and Tomorrow

Vassilis Ntousas & Etienne Soula

2025

European Democracy Shield FIMI cyberattacks malign finance
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Democracy in the Crosshairs: Five Key Trends Driving Foreign Interference in Democracies
2024

Democracy in the Crosshairs: Five Key Trends Driving Foreign Interference in Democracies

Vassilis Ntousas & David Salvo

2024

foreign interference AI civil society economic coercion
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
The Russian Propaganda Nesting Doll: How RT is Layered into the Digital Information Environment
2024

The Russian Propaganda Nesting Doll: How RT is Layered into the Digital Information Environment

Bret Schafer, Peter Benzoni, Kamila Koronska, Richard Rogers…

2024

Russia RT propaganda information laundromat
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
The State(s) of Foreign Information Operations: A State-by-State Look at Foreign Information Manipulation in the United States
2025

The State(s) of Foreign Information Operations: A State-by-State Look at Foreign Information Manipulation in the United States

Krystyna Sikora & Bret Schafer

2025

USA foreign information operations state-level vulnerability media ecosystems
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Leaks, Lies, and Altered Tape: Russia's Maturing Information Manipulation Playbook
2020

Leaks, Lies, and Altered Tape: Russia's Maturing Information Manipulation Playbook

Jessica Brandt & Amber Frankland

2020

Russia information manipulation hybrid techniques fabricated content
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Defending 2020: What Worked, What Didn't, and What's Next
2021

Defending 2020: What Worked, What Didn't, and What's Next

Jessica Brandt & Bradley Hanlon

2021

2020 US election foreign interference disinformation cyber threats
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Multi-Stakeholder Insights: A Compendium on Countering Election Interference
2021

Multi-Stakeholder Insights: A Compendium on Countering Election Interference

ASD Team

2021

election interference detection attribution regulation
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Building Resilience Against Election Influence Operations: Preparing for the European Elections in 2024 and Beyond
2024

Building Resilience Against Election Influence Operations: Preparing for the European Elections in 2024 and Beyond

Daria Azariev North, David Levine, Krystyna Sikora & Nikolet…

2024

European elections 2024 election influence operations AI content DSA
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
The ASD AI Election Security Handbook
2024

The ASD AI Election Security Handbook

Lindsay Gorman & David Levine

2024

AI election security deepfakes synthetic audio
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
The ASD European Policy Blueprint for Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies
2019

The ASD European Policy Blueprint for Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies

Kristine Berzina, Nad'a Kovalčíková, David Salvo & Etienne S…

2019

authoritarian interference information manipulation malign finance energy dependency
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Conceptualizing Foreign Interference in Europe
2020

Conceptualizing Foreign Interference in Europe

Kristine Berzina & Etienne Soula

2020

foreign interference influence intervention conceptual framework
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Linking Values and Strategy: How Democracies Can Offset Autocratic Advances
2020

Linking Values and Strategy: How Democracies Can Offset Autocratic Advances

Jessica Brandt, Zack Cooper, Bradley Hanlon & Laura Rosenber…

2020

democracy autocracy information warfare strategy
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Covert Foreign Money: Financial Loopholes Exploited by Authoritarians to Fund Political Interference in Democracies
2020

Covert Foreign Money: Financial Loopholes Exploited by Authoritarians to Fund Political Interference in Democracies

Josh Rudolph & Thomas Morley

2020

malign finance political financing authoritarian interference money laundering
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
China and the Digital Information Stack in the Global South
2022

China and the Digital Information Stack in the Global South

Bryce Barros, Nathan Kohlenberg & Etienne Soula

2022

China Global South digital infrastructure information sovereignty
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
A Future Internet for Democracies: Contesting China's Push for Dominance in 5G, 6G, and the Internet of Everything
2020

A Future Internet for Democracies: Contesting China's Push for Dominance in 5G, 6G, and the Internet of Everything

Lindsay Gorman

2020

5G 6G China internet governance
Alliance for Securing Democracy / GMF
Iran's Authoritarian Playbook: The Tactics, Doctrine, and Objectives behind Iran's Influence Operations
2020

Iran's Authoritarian Playbook: The Tactics, Doctrine, and Objectives behind Iran's Influence Operations

Ariane Tabatabai

2020

Iran influence operations cyber-enabled disinformation proxy networks
EU DisinfoLab
Doppelganger — Media Clones Serving Russian Propaganda
2022

Doppelganger — Media Clones Serving Russian Propaganda

EU DisinfoLab

2022

Doppelganger Russia media cloning Social Design Agency
EU DisinfoLab
Connecting the Disinformation Dots: Insights, Lessons and Guidance from 20 EU Member States
2023

Connecting the Disinformation Dots: Insights, Lessons and Guidance from 20 EU Member States

EU DisinfoLab

2023

EU member states disinformation comparative analysis EDMO
EU DisinfoLab
Decoding Disinformation Impact Frameworks and Indicators: A Comparative Study
2025

Decoding Disinformation Impact Frameworks and Indicators: A Comparative Study

EU DisinfoLab

2025

disinformation impact measurement frameworks indicators methodological gaps
EU DisinfoLab
Regulatory Challenges & Gaps in Addressing Systemic Platform Abuse
2025

Regulatory Challenges & Gaps in Addressing Systemic Platform Abuse

EU DisinfoLab

2025

DSA platform regulation FIMI civil society monitoring
EU DisinfoLab
Documenting the Setbacks: The New Environment for Counter-Disinformation in Europe and Germany
2025

Documenting the Setbacks: The New Environment for Counter-Disinformation in Europe and Germany

EU DisinfoLab

2025

counter-disinformation platform demoderation Germany US political pressure
EU DisinfoLab
Building a Common Operational Picture of FIMI
2026

Building a Common Operational Picture of FIMI

EU DisinfoLab

2026

FIMI operational picture Doppelganger Storm-1516
Alliance4Europe
DISRUPT White Paper: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Defending Democracy Against Influence Operations
2026

DISRUPT White Paper: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Defending Democracy Against Influence Operations

Saman Nazari, Dr. Lumi Sarvela & 20+ contributing organisati…

2026

influence operations whole-of-society coordinated inauthentic behaviour deepfakes
CheckFirst
Operation Overload: How Pro-Russian Actors Flood Newsrooms with Fake Content and Seek to Divert Their Efforts
2024

Operation Overload: How Pro-Russian Actors Flood Newsrooms with Fake Content and Seek to Divert Their Efforts

Guillaume Kuster, Amaury L. et al. (CheckFirst with Reset.Te…

2024

Operation Overload Russia fact-checkers newsrooms
CheckFirst
Operation Overload: A Growing Disinformation Threat Now Targeting the U.S. Presidential Election
2024

Operation Overload: A Growing Disinformation Threat Now Targeting the U.S. Presidential Election

CheckFirst & Reset.Tech

2024

Operation Overload Russia 2024 US election Kamala Harris
CheckFirst
Operation Overload: An AI-Fuelled Escalation of the Kremlin-Linked Propaganda Effort
2025

Operation Overload: An AI-Fuelled Escalation of the Kremlin-Linked Propaganda Effort

CheckFirst

2025

Operation Overload Russia generative AI content scaling
CheckFirst / Atlantic Council DFRLab
"Pravda" Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution
2025

"Pravda" Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution

CheckFirst & DFRLab

2025

Pravda network Russia LLM poisoning Wikipedia
CheckFirst
Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Propaganda Payments Despite Sanctions
2025

Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Propaganda Payments Despite Sanctions

CheckFirst, Reset.Tech & AI Forensics

2025

Meta Russia Social Design Agency sanctions
House of Commons
Disinformation and 'Fake News': Final Report (HC 1791, 2017–19)
2019

Disinformation and 'Fake News': Final Report (HC 1791, 2017–19)

DCMS Select Committee (Chair: Damian Collins MP)

2019

disinformation fake news Russian interference EU referendum
House of Commons
Disinformation Diplomacy: How Malign Actors Are Seeking to Undermine Democracy (HC 703, 2024–26)
2026

Disinformation Diplomacy: How Malign Actors Are Seeking to Undermine Democracy (HC 703, 2024–26)

Foreign Affairs Committee (Chair: Emily Thornberry MP)

2026

FIMI Russia China Iran
House of Commons
Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms (HC 441, 2024–25)
2025

Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms (HC 441, 2024–25)

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

2025

social media algorithms misinformation platform demoderation
House of Commons
Defence in the Grey Zone (HC 405, 2024–25)
2025

Defence in the Grey Zone (HC 405, 2024–25)

Defence Select Committee

2025

grey zone hybrid threats information warfare 77 Brigade
House of Lords
The Future of News (HL Paper 39, 2024–25)
2024

The Future of News (HL Paper 39, 2024–25)

Communications and Digital Committee (Chair: Baroness Stowel…

2024

news ecosystem disinformation foreign interference media sustainability
House of Lords
Media Literacy (HL Paper 163, 2024–25)
2025

Media Literacy (HL Paper 163, 2024–25)

Communications and Digital Committee

2025

media literacy democracy social cohesion curriculum
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Russia, AI and the Future of Disinformation Warfare
2025

Russia, AI and the Future of Disinformation Warfare

Claudia Wallner, Dr Simon Copeland & Dr Antonio Giustozzi

2025

Russia AI disinformation warfare Telegram
Chatham House
Russian Cyber and Information Warfare in Practice: Lessons Observed from the War on Ukraine
2023

Russian Cyber and Information Warfare in Practice: Lessons Observed from the War on Ukraine

Keir Giles

2023

Russia Ukraine cyber warfare information warfare
Chatham House
Resilience Barometer: Countering Malign Foreign Interference — Methodology and Results of a Pilot Study in Moldova
2024

Resilience Barometer: Countering Malign Foreign Interference — Methodology and Results of a Pilot Study in Moldova

Orysia Lutsevych et al.

2024

resilience measurement Moldova foreign interference societal resilience
Chatham House
Online Disinformation and Political Discourse: Applying a Human Rights Framework
2019

Online Disinformation and Political Discourse: Applying a Human Rights Framework

Harriet Moynihan

2019

human rights disinformation freedom of expression platform regulation
Chatham House
Holding State-Sponsored Hackers and Other Cyber Proxies to Account
2026

Holding State-Sponsored Hackers and Other Cyber Proxies to Account

Isabel Eaton et al.

2026

Russia cyber proxies GRU hacktivists
Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Influence and Democratic Governance (Council Special Report No. 98)
2024

Foreign Influence and Democratic Governance (Council Special Report No. 98)

Miles Kahler

2024

foreign influence malign interference authoritarian statecraft disinformation
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Europe's Other Battlefields: Foreign Hybrid Threats in the EU
2026

Europe's Other Battlefields: Foreign Hybrid Threats in the EU

ISD

2026

hybrid threats FIMI cyberattacks sabotage
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Pro-Kremlin Ecosystems in Europe
2025

Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Pro-Kremlin Ecosystems in Europe

ISD

2025

Russia pro-Kremlin ecosystem mapping algorithmic amplification
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Two Years On: An Analysis of Russian State and Pro-Kremlin Information Operations During the War on Ukraine
2024

Two Years On: An Analysis of Russian State and Pro-Kremlin Information Operations During the War on Ukraine

ISD

2024

Russia Ukraine information operations narrative evolution
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Monitoring Influence & Disinformation Campaigns in the Western Balkans
2024

Monitoring Influence & Disinformation Campaigns in the Western Balkans

ISD

2024

Western Balkans Serbia North Macedonia Bosnia
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
The Vladimirror Network: Pro-Putin Power-Users on Facebook
2022

The Vladimirror Network: Pro-Putin Power-Users on Facebook

ISD

2022

Russia Ukraine Facebook coordinated inauthentic behaviour
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Monitoring Disinformation and Influence Campaigns in the 2022 French Elections: Lessons Learnt
2022

Monitoring Disinformation and Influence Campaigns in the 2022 French Elections: Lessons Learnt

Cécile Simmons, Cooper Gatewood & Zoé Fourel

2022

France elections disinformation coordinated inauthentic behaviour
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Rethinking Media Literacy: A New Ecosystem Model for Information Integrity
2025

Rethinking Media Literacy: A New Ecosystem Model for Information Integrity

ISD Germany

2025

media literacy ecosystem model information integrity whole-of-society
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications: The State of Play and Ways Ahead
2025

Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications: The State of Play and Ways Ahead

Christian Schwieter & Henry Tuck

2025

online safety end-to-end encryption DSA platform regulation
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 & Beyond
2022

Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 & Beyond

Francesca Arcostanzo, Jennie King & Łukasz Janulewicz

2022

climate disinformation COP26 delayism state-linked actors
Foreign Policy Centre
Networks of Influence: Decoding Foreign Meddling in Romania's Elections
2024

Networks of Influence: Decoding Foreign Meddling in Romania's Elections

Andra-Lucia Martinescu, Sorina Stallard, Alina Balatchi-Lupa…

2024

Romania elections Călin Georgescu TikTok
Government of Canada / Hogue Commission
Initial Report — Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions
2024

Initial Report — Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions

Commissioner: Justice Marie-Josée Hogue

2024

Canada foreign interference China Russia
Government of Canada / Hogue Commission
Final Report — Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions
2025

Final Report — Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions

Commissioner: Justice Marie-Josée Hogue

2025

Canada foreign interference recommendations intelligence sharing
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Stemming the Virus: Understanding and Responding to the Threat of Russian Disinformation
2019

Stemming the Virus: Understanding and Responding to the Threat of Russian Disinformation

Marcus Kolga

2019

Russia disinformation Canada information warfare
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Distorted Reality: Russian Media Narratives About the Canadian and US Arctic
2025

Distorted Reality: Russian Media Narratives About the Canadian and US Arctic

Ian Garner & Scott Dalziel

2025

Russia Arctic Canada US
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Facing the Authoritarian Challenge: The Sino-Russian Alignment and What Canada Should Do About It
2021

Facing the Authoritarian Challenge: The Sino-Russian Alignment and What Canada Should Do About It

Balkan Devlen

2021

Russia China strategic alignment disinformation
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
A Beast of a Different Kind: Malign Foreign Information Operations (CIGI Paper No. 354)
2026

A Beast of a Different Kind: Malign Foreign Information Operations (CIGI Paper No. 354)

Jordan Miller

2026

information operations cyberattacks cognitive warfare Canada
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Freedom of Thought: Reviving and Protecting a Forgotten Human Right
2024

Freedom of Thought: Reviving and Protecting a Forgotten Human Right

Susie Alegre & Aaron Shull

2024

freedom of thought human rights ICCPR disinformation
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Foreign Interference Online: Where Disinformation Infringes on Freedom of Thought (Policy Brief No. 3)
2024

Foreign Interference Online: Where Disinformation Infringes on Freedom of Thought (Policy Brief No. 3)

Wesley Wark

2024

foreign interference disinformation freedom of thought cognitive warfare
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
The Internet, Ad-Supported Business Models, and the Amplification of Disinformation (Policy Brief No. 4)
2024

The Internet, Ad-Supported Business Models, and the Amplification of Disinformation (Policy Brief No. 4)

Alexa Raad

2024

algorithmic amplification ad-supported business models cognitive biases DISARM
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Disinformation Campaigns and the Future of Electoral Integrity in the Age of AI (Policy Brief No. 12)
2025

Disinformation Campaigns and the Future of Electoral Integrity in the Age of AI (Policy Brief No. 12)

David Evan Harris & Aaron Shull

2025

AI elections disinformation trust and safety
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
AI and Information Manipulation: Russia's Interference in the US Elections
2025

AI and Information Manipulation: Russia's Interference in the US Elections

Halyna Padalko

2025

AI Russia US elections LLM grooming
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Russian Disinformation about the US Election: AI Analysis of Narratives
2024

Russian Disinformation about the US Election: AI Analysis of Narratives

Halyna Padalko

2024

Russia US election AI analysis narrative clusters
Demos
Epistemic Security for Crisis Resilience: An Analysis of Information Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Priority Interventions
2026

Epistemic Security for Crisis Resilience: An Analysis of Information Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Priority Interventions

Elizabeth Seger, Sam Stockwell, Tyreese Calnan, Henry Ajder,…

2026

epistemic security crisis resilience deepfakes synthetic media
Demos
Epistemic Security 2029: Fortifying the UK's Information Supply Chain to Tackle the Democratic Emergency
2025

Epistemic Security 2029: Fortifying the UK's Information Supply Chain to Tackle the Democratic Emergency

Elizabeth Seger, Hannah Perry & Jamie Hancock

2025

epistemic security UK information supply chain democratic resilience
Demos
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A New Framework for Tackling Epistemic Collapse and Renewing Democracy
2025

Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A New Framework for Tackling Epistemic Collapse and Renewing Democracy

Eliot Higgins & Dr Natalie Martin

2025

OSINT open source investigation epistemic collapse democracy
Demos
The Deepfake Gap: Regulating False Statements & AI to Safeguard Elections
2026

The Deepfake Gap: Regulating False Statements & AI to Safeguard Elections

Jamie Hancock

2026

deepfakes AI regulation UK elections Representation of the People Act
Demos
Electoral Hallucinations: Safeguarding UK Elections in the World of LLMs and AI Chatbots
2026

Electoral Hallucinations: Safeguarding UK Elections in the World of LLMs and AI Chatbots

Jamie Hancock & Azzurra Moores

2026

LLM hallucinations AI chatbots UK elections electoral disinformation
Demos
Free and Fair: Election Law in the Age of AI
2025

Free and Fair: Election Law in the Age of AI

Jamie Hancock & Elizabeth Seger

2025

UK election law AI political advertising deepfakes
Demos
Synthetic Politics: Preparing Democracy for Generative AI
2024

Synthetic Politics: Preparing Democracy for Generative AI

Ellen Judson, Sarah A. Fisher, Jeffrey W. Howard, Beatriz Ki…

2024

generative AI elections synthetic media personalised disinformation
Demos
Generative AI and Democracy: Impacts and Interventions
2024

Generative AI and Democracy: Impacts and Interventions

Elizabeth Seger

2024

generative AI democracy epistemic effects political manipulation
Demos
Community Disorder: How Do We Prevent an Information Emergency?
2025

Community Disorder: How Do We Prevent an Information Emergency?

Hannah Perry, Jamie Hancock, Naema Malik, George Havenhand &…

2025

UK riots Southport information emergency algorithmic amplification
Demos
Researching the Riots: An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Community Notes During the 2024 Southport Riots
2025

Researching the Riots: An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Community Notes During the 2024 Southport Riots

Hannah Perry, Dr Giulio Corsi & Naema Malik

2025

Community Notes X fact-checking Southport riots
Demos
Drivers of Digital Discord: How News Media and Social Media Drive Online Discourse — and Pathways for Change
2023

Drivers of Digital Discord: How News Media and Social Media Drive Online Discourse — and Pathways for Change

Ellen Judson, Sophia Knight, Kieran Young & Shaun Ring

2023

online discourse news media framing algorithmic amplification toxic discourse
Demos
Conspiracy Loops: From Distrust to Conspiracy to Culture Wars
2024

Conspiracy Loops: From Distrust to Conspiracy to Culture Wars

Sophia Knight

2024

conspiracy theories institutional distrust culture wars polarisation
Demos
Fairer Feeds: Public Interest News, Prominence Rules, and the Future of Discoverability on Platforms
2026

Fairer Feeds: Public Interest News, Prominence Rules, and the Future of Discoverability on Platforms

Sofia Lyall & Azzurra Moores

2026

algorithmic curation public interest news prominence rules platform design
Beijing's Global Media Offensive

Beijing's Global Media Offensive

Joshua Kurlantzick

2023

China media influence sharp power disinformation
European Court of Auditors
Disinformation Affecting the EU: Tackled but Not Tamed (Special Report 09/2021)
2021

Disinformation Affecting the EU: Tackled but Not Tamed

European Court of Auditors

2021

EU counter-disinformation audit East StratCom Code of Practice
Digital Influence Mercenaries

Digital Influence Mercenaries: Profits and Power Through Information Warfare

James J. F. Forest

2022

influence mercenaries information warfare disinformation commercial influence ops
International IDEA
Resisting Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Stress Test for Democracies
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Resisting Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Stress Test for Democracies

Miroslava Sawaris et al.

2025

FIMI democratic resilience stress test case studies
Sopra Steria
The Global Economic Impact of Disinformation: Financial, Social and Political Costs
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The Global Economic Impact of Disinformation: Financial, Social and Political Costs

Sopra Steria Research

2026

economic impact disinformation financial costs AI
IPIE
Confronting Misinformation Produced with Generative AI: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Scientific Evidence
2026

Confronting Misinformation Produced with Generative AI: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Scientific Evidence

IPIE

2026

generative AI misinformation meta-analysis deepfakes
IPIE
Trends in the Information Environment: 2025 Expert Survey Results
2025

Trends in the Information Environment: 2025 Expert Survey Results

IPIE

2025

information environment expert survey platform accountability trends
IPIE
Trends in the Global Information Environment: 2024 Expert Survey Results
2024

Trends in the Global Information Environment: 2024 Expert Survey Results

IPIE

2024

information environment expert survey global trends disinformation
IPIE
Platform Responses to Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis of Data
2023

Platform Responses to Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis of Data

IPIE

2023

platform responses misinformation content moderation meta-analysis
IPIE
Countermeasures for Mitigating Digital Misinformation: A Systematic Review
2023

Countermeasures for Mitigating Digital Misinformation: A Systematic Review

IPIE

2023

countermeasures misinformation systematic review prebunking
CSIS
Foreign Malign Influence Targeting U.S. and Allied Corporations
2025

Foreign Malign Influence Targeting U.S. and Allied Corporations

Daniel Byman

2025

foreign malign influence corporations disinformation Russia China
IPPR
AI's Got News for You: Can AI Improve Our Information Environment?
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AI's Got News for You: Can AI Improve Our Information Environment?

Roa Powell & Carsten Jung

2026

AI news information environment journalism media literacy
JRC / European Commission
Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space
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Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space

Mario Scharfbillig et al.

2026

information environment democracy attention economy disinformation digital sovereignty
ISD
Safeguarding Elections in the Digital Age
2024

Safeguarding Elections in the Digital Age

Rolfe, Schwertheim, Döring & Jacobs

2024

elections electoral integrity disinformation platforms digital threats
Carnegie Europe
Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats
2026

Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats

Raluca Csernatoni & Alicia Wanless

2026

information ecosystems hybrid threats EU resilience strategic framework
Carnegie Endowment
Assessing National Information Ecosystems
2025

Assessing National Information Ecosystems

Alicia Wanless, Samantha Lai & John Hicks

2025

information ecosystems measurement baselines democracy resilience
House of Commons Library
Iranian State Threat Activities in the UK
2026

Iranian State Threat Activities in the UK

Philip Loft

2026

Iran state threats UK transnational repression foreign interference
Demos
Resilient Information Ecosystems: Upgrading the Information Supply Chain for Democracy
2026

Resilient Information Ecosystems: Upgrading the Information Supply Chain for Democracy

Hannah Perry

2026

information ecosystems democracy media disinformation resilience
World Without Truth

World Without Truth

Dave Aron, Andrew Frank & Richard Hunter

2025

disinformation AI business risk TrustOps corporate resilience