Assistant Professor of International Relations & International Communication @inalco.fr
▪️Russian Politics & Media
▪️Influence, Foreign Policy & Authoritarianism
Co-founder @coruscant-eu.bsky.social
Previously Research Fellow @irsem.bsky.social
Nice piece from @elisethomas.bsky.social on Viory, a video news agency based in Abu Dhabi used by the RT Group to circumvent sanctions imposed on the Ruptly agency, with which it shares several elements of digital infrastructure.
A new issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies #JIS is out now! This special issue (in partnership with @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social) brings together research on narratives, actors, and institutions shaping illiberal politics across global contexts. Thread below!
NEW: @elisethomas.bsky.social reveals multiple links between Viory, a video news agency supplying national press agencies across Africa, Asia and the Middle East and Ruptly news agency - a branch of sanctioned Russian propaganda outlet Russia Today. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
Bellingcat found mulitple links between the digital infrastructure of Viory and Ruptly news agency, a branch of Russia Today.