Across Europe, a quiet alarm has become impossible to ignore: the war Russia is waging is not confined to Ukraine. In capitals from Stockholm to Paris, officials are warning that Moscow is trying to undermine democratic societies from within, using disinformation, sabotage, cyberattacks and political destabilization to weaken support for Ukraine and shake public trust. With elections approaching in several EU member states, these fears are no longer whispered behind closed doors; they are being voiced openly by defense ministers, intelligence agencies and prime ministers. At a conference in Stockholm on August 20, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur pointed to…

The Quiet Takedown: How Meta Unmasked an Iranian Influence Machine In the ongoing, silent war for public opinion playing out across social media, Meta—the tech giant that oversees Facebook and Instagram—has once again pulled back the digital curtain to reveal a coordinated effort to sow discord. This week, as part of a broader threat report aimed at disclosing deceptive behavior, the company announced that it had disrupted a network of accounts linked to actors based in Iran. The operation was modest in scale—just four Facebook accounts and thirty-one Instagram profiles—but it represents a fascinating microcosm of how modern information warfare…