EAP Think Bridge - № 2020-22 - Coronavirus Crush Test: Disinformation Resilience of the EAP States
EAP Think Bridge - № 2020-22 - Coronavirus Crush Test: Disinformation Resilience of the EAP States

Author(s): Sergiy Gerasymchuk, Laura Zghibarta, Lasha Tughushi, Vadim Mojeiko, Richard Giragosian, Hanna Shelest
Subject(s): Security and defense, Health and medicine and law, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation
Keywords: Armenia and Azerbaijan war; street protests in Belarus; disinformation on Covid-19;
Summary/Abstract: Full-scale hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, unfolded in late September, endangered the security and stability of the entire region. Perhaps, even further cooperation within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, which includes both warring countries, is questionable. Meanwhile, for more than seven weeks now, street protests against unfair elections and the system in general have not subsided in Belarus. The violence of the security forces against the protesters has not stopped as well as. Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are preparing for elections - parliamentary, presidential and local, respectively. This means that the polarization in the societies is growing. However, it is not only military clashes and political showdowns that endanger the region. While the countries are trying to cope with the crisis in the healthcare system, the economic and humanitarian consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the information sphere is also under attack. The rampant stream of disinformation about the virus has become a test for strength – for the states, the media, and civil society, a real “combat” test of their readiness to defend their information security. After all, the goal of fakes in most cases is to sow panic and undermine confidence in the state. All these topics and some more can be found in the latest issue of our digest. //// CONTENT: Analytica: Coronavirus Сrush Test: Disinformation Resilience of the EaP States and Romania // Azerbaijan: State of War and Military Mobilization // Armenia at War // Belarus: 50 Days of Protests, West Doesn’t Recognize Lukashenko as Legitimate // Georgia under Risk to be Involved in South Caucasus Conflict // Turmoil in Moldova amid the electoral period, the pandemic and a contested governance process // Ukraine: New Trend of “Economisation” for Domestic and Foreign Policies

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