Centre for Democratic Integrity

The Centre for Democratic Integrity monitors and analyses attempts of authoritarian regimes to influence politics, societies and public governance in Europe.

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

Our new publication "Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" explores the socio-cultural foundations and political expressions of Russian anti-Ukrainian sentiments in initiating/sustaining the Russian war: https://t.co/OWC91pNHgO

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

A short video excerpt from my presentation “Weaponising the Far Right: Foreign Influence in Europe Today”, with German subtitles – the full presentation can be read here: https://t.co/MmO5QfgGnb

Video: Stephan Richter. Project: “Zeit der Monster” @ Austria's Museum of Military History: https://t.co/lJkQ1y0IeS

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Fidesz’s electoral defeat means the removal of a key hub of illiberal power and far-right financing built under Viktor Orbán. Yet Orbán's fall does not fundamentally alter the broader picture: the European populist radical right remains strong and politically relevant. https://t.co/zFvGHY93vW

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

International far-right networks: Peter Jukes and Nafeez Ahmed reveal how James Orr, Nigel Farage’s new head of policy, is the key religious and ideological linkman for Palantir’s Peter Thiel and Sir Paul Marshall’s GB News. https://t.co/VJB1hQ6Gxa

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks https://t.co/Kh8ijHluE5

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Ukraine’s EU accession risks becoming strategically hollow due to the EU's internal contradictions. Ukraine may need to orient itself towards the next Europe, a more cohesive continental project. Yet building such a Europe will face political obstacles. https://t.co/fsDBrCgJgJ

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

RT @A_SHEKH0VTS0V: Ukraine’s EU accession risks becoming strategically hollow as Europe’s internal contradictions persist. Rather than wait…

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

The rise of necropolitical oligarchy — a global challenge https://t.co/VR0wlVlLkR

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Composed of extractive, technological, financial, security, and real-estate elites, the American necropolitical oligarchy is poised to govern through the administration of death, abandonment, and expendability. https://t.co/TNXfeG0Vmk

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

Beyond the €120 Million Fine on X: Unresolved DSA concerns and the EU’s digital sovereignty. https://t.co/wqXlH7gUTt

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Richard Balfe's Path to Pro-Kremlin Alignment: From fake election observation to a decade of Moscow-friendly narratives https://t.co/Cw42OkHFKQ

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Former UK MEP Nathan Gill was sentenced last month to more than ten years in prison for taking bribes for his pro-Russian statements. Today I’m looking at another British politician, Richard Balfe, who had contacts with the same pro-Russian network that bribed Gill.

https://t.co/x61joK9MfC

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

Moscow’s "peace plan" as an instrument of war https://t.co/2AdJZlQsLv

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Uncovering Ex-Reform UK Wales Leader's Russian Links
I did so five years before the UK moved to prosecute https://t.co/ccEUQFccy3

[oiip @InfoOiip]

Join us on 12.11. at 18h for our book presentation
"Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @A_SHEKH0VTS0V & Tatiana Zhurzhenko.
Moderation: Loïc Simonet @LoicVienna

Register: https://t.co/FcVawpg6kX

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

‘Jail is inevitable’ for former Reform politician awaiting bribery sentence https://t.co/pf07iX4U0t

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs https://t.co/G0eUWMeOYK

[Edward Lucas @edwardlucas]

I reviewed seven books on Russia for @ForeignPolicy here https://t.co/xaIyyfdzru -- including works by @A_SHEKH0VTS0V @jillrussia @AndrewCMonaghan @SabFis3 @anurlan @OAJonsson and Gudrun Persson of @FOIresearch

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

"Russia Against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity": https://t.co/tZ6WASMYBa 2/2

[Anton Shekhovtsov @A_SHEKH0VTS0V]

Honoured to see our book "Russia against Ukraine" listed by the great Edward Lucas @edwardlucas among the “7 books that reveal how Kremlin decision-makers think”: https://t.co/VysyDoXN7l 1/2

[Centre for Democratic Integrity @Dem_Integrity]

No Tomahawks for Ukraine, no Budapest for Putin: https://t.co/O6UaicmlOo