This Chaillot Paper delves into the phenomenon of foreign interference and the risk it poses to democratic societies. It explores the interplay between information manipulation and disruptive cyber operations, revealing their role as complementary components within a broader strategy. Dedicated chapters examine how interference manifests across various sectors, including social, political, economic, digital and security domains, describing existing tools and evolving policy responses. Each case study follows a clear structure, presenting an incident, its effects and the implemented responses.
Authors: Nad’a Kovalčíková, Senior Analyst, EUISS, (ed.); Rumena Filipova, Chairperson and Co-Founder at Institute for Global Analytics; Bart Hogeveen, Capacity Building, International Peace & Stability and Responsible State Behaviour in Cyber and Technology; Ivana Karaskova, Founder and lead of MapInfluenCE and CHOICE & China analyst at AMO; Patryk Pawlak, former EUISS Brussels Executive Officer; Andrea Salvi, Senior Analyst, EUISS.
This article is available on the EUISS website.
