Information Resilience
How disinformation, foreign influence, and manipulative narratives exploit existing social and institutional vulnerabilities.
Explore area →Independent regional analysis
Understanding resilience in a changing region
Independent analysis of information threats, political narratives, and security developments across Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.
RomaniaUkraineRepublic of MoldovaBlack Sea region
Research areasConnected questions.
Connected questions.
Regional perspective.
ERRN examines the conditions that shape how societies understand, absorb, and respond to political and security pressure.
Democratic Security
How political polarization, declining trust, and institutional weaknesses affect the ability of democratic societies to respond to external pressure.
Explore area →Regional Developments
Analysis of political and security developments connecting Romania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and the wider Black Sea region.
Explore area →Current assessment
What we are watching
Three dynamics shaping the information and security environment across the region.
Political distrust as an entry point
External narratives gain traction when they reinforce existing dissatisfaction with institutions rather than introduce entirely new grievances.
Related analysis ↗Resilience beyond content correction
The ability to withstand information pressure depends on institutional credibility, social trust, and communication capacity, not only on identifying false claims.
Related perspective ↗A connected regional environment
Political and information developments in Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova increasingly influence one another through shared media spaces and security concerns.
Related brief ↗Featured research
View all research →Latest analysis
Regional DevelopmentsAnalysis8 November 2026
Ukraine reported a generation surplus. Damaged grid routes still caused shortages
Ukraine reported enough national generation on 7 November, while Russian attacks left several regions short of power. The immediate constraint was the damaged network needed to move electricity from plants and borders to consumers.
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Information ResilienceAnalysis7 November 2026
Romania found no bombs on targeted flights. The senders remain unknown
Romanian authorities reported negative searches on three aircraft after four alerts at Bucharest’s main airport. Similar threats affected European aviation during the same week, while investigators have not identified a common sender or established a state-directed campaign.
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Information ResilienceAnalysis6 November 2026
Moldova records platform referrals. The public cannot yet audit them
The European Commission says Moldova could strengthen transparency by publishing the requests authorities send to online platforms. ODIHR separately calls for reporting their outcomes. STRATCOM already keeps much of the necessary internal record, while its methodology leaves aggregate disclosure optional.
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Democratic SecurityAnalysis5 November 2026
HOTSPOT teams checked 1,474 biometric profiles in Moldova. The result count is missing
Moldova says regional teams checked 1,474 biometric profiles during an eight-day operation with Romania, Ukraine and INTERPOL. The published totals show that joint screening took place, while leaving matches, verified identities and follow-up actions undisclosed.
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Independent research for a region under pressure.
The Eastern Resilience Research Network is an independent research initiative examining information resilience, democratic security, and regional developments in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.
We connect political, social, and security analysis to understand how vulnerabilities emerge – and what meaningful resilience requires.
Read about our approach →ContributorsResearch grounded in
Meet our contributors →Research grounded in
regional context
Mara Ionescu
Research ContributorInformation resilience, foreign influence narratives, and regional security in Romania, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova.
Bogdan Stegarescu
Research ContributorThe Republic of Moldova, the post-Soviet space, and institutional resilience under external pressure.
Alexia Stancu
Research ContributorHuman rights, refugee protection and the challenges faced by vulnerable groups.
Andrei Joroveanu
Research ContributorHybrid threats, security developments in Eastern Europe, AI, terrorism and international affairs.