China-focused researcher at GMF, foreign authoritarian interference, information manipulation, economic coercion, and more. It’s a brave new world out there.https://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.social/post/3mvnwcddnfs27Europe is a continent under siege, and this year's #SOTEU finally said so, naming Russian operatives behind the Leipzig drone attack. But hybrid threats and FIMI stayed in separate boxes, and China's support for Russia's war went unmentioned. My take, with GMF colleagues 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:hdkycd4m4bdzcepcb4njonpq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnwcddnfs27https://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.social/post/3mu2tkttzfk2hConsidering how well that warning was headed, clearly nothing to worry about for NATO. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:hdkycd4m4bdzcepcb4njonpq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2tkttzfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.social/post/3mohz4vljqk26New @iaionline.bsky.social brief on “The Other I in FIMI”. We pour vast amounts of time and resources into countering the first I, information manipulation. But disinformation needs the other tools of interference to truly sap democratic societies and institutions. https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaibrief2628.pdf17 Jun 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:hdkycd4m4bdzcepcb4njonpq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohz4vljqk26https://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.social/post/3mncs6n7ut22oNew funding opportunities for Freedom-loving Europeans! https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/01/state-department-europe-trump-far-right-populist-hungary-orban/02 Jun 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:hdkycd4m4bdzcepcb4njonpq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncs6n7ut22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/etiennesoula.bsky.social/post/3mn7wteyvjk2iBrussels is mobilizing around a "China shock 2.0". EU states are moving toward tougher trade defenses, and several new reports warn of a "steamroller" of cheap Chinese exports hitting Europe's industrial core. (short thread 👇) My new piece for GMF @gmfus.bsky.social: https://www.gmfus.org/news/europe-braces-china-shock-2001 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:hdkycd4m4bdzcepcb4njonpq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7wteyvjk2i