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  An online discussion on the topic of how Russia’s war in Ukraine has impacted politics in southeast Europe took place on April 4, 2023, organized by the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. The event was chaired by Professor Kataryna Wolczuk, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, professor of East European Politics, University of Birmingham. …

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In its new video, IGA presents comparative, cross-national trends of Russian disinformation in Southeast Europe, other parts of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India. Responses for building resilience are also laid out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-KgLBDgNYE

Mediapool has featured the second paper in IGA’s Ukraine Insider series, where international experts on Ukraine analyze the crucial political-historical, media, and economic developments taking place in the country since the start of the Kremlin’s invasion. You can read the full article (in Bulgarian) here.

Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in a panel discussion on the current state and prospects for Bulgaria’s and Croatia’s involvement in the Three Seas Initiative, organized by the Warsaw Institute on 13 December 2022.  IGA’s chairperson participated alongside Aleksander Arabadźić (President of the Academy of European Careers) and Katja-Elisabeth Herrmann (Analyst at the Warsaw Institute). …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the international conference organized by REDEM: Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, a Horizon 2020 project.  Discussions were centered on a wide range of fundamental questions underpinning the challenges and development of democracy, including the right to stand and political competition; forging compromise; voting arrangements; the …

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IGA analyst Barbara Bačová attended the “Experts on misinformation in CEE” conference hosted by Meta that took place on November 16 in Warsaw and explored the spread of misinformation in Central and Eastern Europe during the war in Ukraine.  The event was attended by the leading NGOs and think tanks dealing with the information sphere in the …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the international conference “Joining Forces Against Misinformation: Science and Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe”. The event took place on November 15 in Prague/online and  was organized by the international network SCIENCE+ run by global media development foundation Free Press Unlimited and its Prague-based sister organization Free Press for …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova participated in the 4th International Forum on European Ukraine “Overcoming Russia’s war against Ukraine: Strengthening links between political decision makers & civil society organizations in Europe”. It was organized by CivilM+ and took place on November 15-16 in Berlin.  IGA’s chairperson spoke on a panel, which discussed the variety of Russian channels …

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In an interview for Deutsche Welle, IGA’s chairperson commented on the Chinese attempts to interfere in the US elections by sowing division and how China increasingly copies the Russian disinformation strategies and narratives.  You can read the full article (in Bulgarian) here. 

Mediapool has featured the first paper in IGA’s Ukraine Insider series, where international experts on Ukraine analyze the crucial political-historical, media, and economic developments taking place in the country since the start of the Kremlin’s invasion. You can read the full article (in Bulgarian) here.