Today’s world is flooded with information. We are aware that some of it is unreliable; however, we are not always able to identify its many facets, disinformation and manipulation among them. The European External Action Service (EEAS) has been engaged in countering foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) for some time. Interestingly, in many cases the identification of what is and what is not FIMI is based on linguistic data.
On October 29, 2024 at 4.00 PM the Faculty of Philology kindly invites Vilnius University students and staff to an online workshop "Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: The European Response".
The speaker is Uldis Elksnitis, an expert of EEAS and a Latvian diplomat. Uldis Elksnitis is a Latvian diplomat currently tackling foreign information manipulation and interference including disinformation as a seconded national expert on strategic communications at the European External Actions Service. Before joining the EEAS, Uldis worked for the Latvian Delegation to NATO on a range of security policy issues focusing on emerging security challenges, the rise of China, new technologies and climate change. Uldis is very comfortable at the security-stratcom nexus as his professional background closely intertwines security policy and strategic communications.
The speaker is Uldis Elksnitis, an expert of EEAS and a Latvian diplomat. Uldis Elksnitis is a Latvian diplomat currently tackling foreign information manipulation and interference including disinformation as a seconded national expert on strategic communications at the European External Actions Service. Before joining the EEAS, Uldis worked for the Latvian Delegation to NATO on a range of security policy issues focusing on emerging security challenges, the rise of China, new technologies and climate change. Uldis is very comfortable at the security-stratcom nexus as his professional background closely intertwines security policy and strategic communications.
"Since 2015 the European External Action Service has been monitoring, analysing and responding to the Russian Federation’s ongoing disinformation campaigns affecting the European Union, its Member States, and countries in the shared neighbourhood. Our goal is to raise public awareness and understanding of the Kremlin’s disinformation operations, and to build societal resilience against information manipulation and disinformation. As the understanding of the complexity of the threat grows, so does the EU response to the phenomenon known as foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), going beyond disinformation narrative analysis to exposing the manipulative techniques, tactics and procedures that enable the pervasive spread of disinformation. FIMI is a security challenge that seeks to undermine the foundations of our democracies and erode societal cohesion. Therefore, the EEAS has been working on developing a comprehensive toolbox to address this challenge." - noticed Uldis Elksnitis.
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