Etienne Soula is a Brussels-based research fellow with the South and Wider Europe Program at GMF. His research focuses on hybrid threats and economic security. He tracks how authoritarian actors use technology and infrastructure exports, supply chains, and investment to create dependencies and reshape global information spaces. He works across policy communities on both sides of the Atlantic and regularly briefs officials, lawmakers, and members of the media on approaches to authoritarian coercion and influence in Europe and the United States. Soula previously held positions at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Hudson Institute, and NATO. He holds a dual master’s degree in international affairs from American University and the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and a law degree from the University of Nottingham.

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Etienne Soula: “Russia and China are among the clear winners in the situation surrounding Greenland.”
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The events that will shape the world agenda in 2026
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Russia disinformation campaign targets German election during Ukraine war
With the Ukraine Peace Summit approaching, will China’s absence deal a heavy blow to its international reputation?
China walks a tightrope, searching for a Ukraine peace deal that doesn’t hurt its ally Russia CNBC Holly Ellyatt Etienne Soula
Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok Etienne Soula Sapna Maheshwari Steven Lee Myers
Disinformation Wars: China, Russia Cooperating On Propaganda More Than Ever, Says Report
China In Eurasia Briefing: Popping Beijing's Bubble
After the balloon, China works on fixing U.S. ties while still looking tough
Chinese agents mixed into Twitter? Expert: Beijing uses Twitter to collect information on dissidents Etienne Soula Voice of America
Europe ‘losing’ narrative battle to Russia-China anti-Western message Etienne Soula South China Morning Post
China’s Washington diplos outmuscle Taiwan’s reps with media blitz Etienne Soula Politico China Watcher
High-level calls for neutrality, Zhanlang pushes propaganda: China's two-handed operation of the Russian-Ukrainian war