Tackling Kremlin’s Media Capture in Southeast Europe : Shared Patterns, Specific Vulnerabilities and Responses to Russian Disinformation
Tackling Kremlin’s Media Capture in Southeast Europe : Shared Patterns, Specific Vulnerabilities and Responses to Russian Disinformation

Author(s): Rumena Filipova
Contributor(s): Ognian Shentov (Editor), Ruslan Stefanov (Editor), Todor Galev (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, International relations/trade, Economic development, Sociology of Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: Център за изследване на демокрацията
Summary/Abstract: The report explores the scope, means and reach of Russia’s sharp power influence through the phenomenon of media capture in Southeast Europe, including EU members Bulgaria and Croatia as well as EU aspirants Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The comparative assessment uncovers the instruments, channels and narratives of Russian disinformation, the impact of Kremlin messaging on societal perceptions and the increasing overlap of influence tactics between Russia and other authoritarian states operating in the Balkans, particularly China.

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