Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) as a global threat: lessons from Ukraine

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has become an increasingly serious challenge for today’s democratic societies, especially as over one and a half billion people have voted or are preparing to vote in 2024. This highlights the urgent need to protect democracy. The fourth edition of the London FIMI Forum, organised by the EU Delegation to the UK, directly addresses these pressing concerns. With such a significant portion of the global population participating in elections, safeguarding democratic processes from foreign interference has never been more critical.

The UCL European Institute worked with the EU Delegation on one of the sessions, focused on Lessons from Ukraine: countering FIMI, Russia’s key weapon of war.