The Long Arms of Authoritarian States: Suppressing Independent Voices within and beyond their Borders

Analyzing Russia, China, Ethiopia, and Rwanda, the project conceptualises and addresses different forms of foreign information manipulation and intervention (FIMI). The project explores the extent that major global players like China and Russia, alongside Ethiopia and Rwanda, engage in transnational information suppression, particularly targeting European diaspora communities.

The ARM Project is a 38-month Horizon Europe-funded project that started in January 2024. The project is broken down into eight work packages with four case studies and 13 public deliverables.

The project will deliver academic papers, field blogs and policy briefs, together with a catalogue of the tactics, techniques and procedures used to carry out FIMI and a toolkit of practical countermeasures. These eight work packages will all collaborate to deliver the projects goal of effective research for increased information freedom.