By Laura Marino In one of the most chilling atrocities of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia has abducted nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children, ripping them from their homes, stripping them of their identities, and forcing them into Russian families. Now, they are being russified and indoctrinated with Russian propaganda, while their Ukrainian roots are systematically erased. TheContinue reading “Stolen Childhood: Russia’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children and the European Response”
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Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part III
Part III – The impact of Russia’s IW strategies, successes or near misses? With Kremlin-friendly disinformation and propaganda having woven through local political discourse and permeated formal proxy structures, the final part of this series will offer a brief analysis of the impact that Russia’s IW had on electoral and democratic integrity. Particularly, it willContinue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part III”
Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part II
By Bella Popescu Part II: The case of Romanian Elections Having analysed the proxies and narratives through which Kremlin-friendly propaganda has infiltrated Moldova’s domestic discourse in the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential Election and European Union (EU) Referendum, this section will examine the case of Romania’s Presidential Elections. Following an in-depth presentation of the proxies,Continue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part II”
Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part I
By Bella Popescu Introduction Amid growing concerns over national integrity and European democratic resilience, the last cycle of elections in Eastern Europe showcased that Russia has intensified its information warfare efforts to sway public opinion and undermine democratic institutions. With key elections still on the horizon –with Romania set for a presidential re-run in MayContinue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part I”
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas: Unveiling Spain’s Migration Routes
By Beatriz Santos Mayo Introduction The Mediterranean European Union (EU) Member States have become transit countries for immigrants entering the EU’s territory, creating eight irregular border crossing routes. Spain is one of the member states affected by this migration flow from Western Africa, which streams through the sea, territorial border crossings, and now air routes. Continue reading “Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas: Unveiling Spain’s Migration Routes”
The New European Commission: The Controversial Migration Agenda
By Laura Marino On 1 December 2024, President Ursula von der Leyen began her second mandate at the helm of the European Commission, leading a new team of Commissioners. Together, they’ve set bold priorities for the Commission from 2024 to 2029. Among these priorities, there is the responsibility to define EU policy regarding migration, asylum,Continue reading “The New European Commission: The Controversial Migration Agenda”
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