Michael J. Sheldon

  • Former Research Associate, Eurasia

Digital Forensic Research Lab

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Conflict Disinformation OSCE Security & Defense

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Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia Russia Ukraine

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Danish English Russian
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Belarusian protesters from the organization Women of Minsk openly protest the invasion of Ukraine. (Source: @Tsihanouskaya/Twitter)

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2022

Russian War Report: Global crackdown on Russian state-affiliated media continues as Russia blocks Facebook 

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

In response to the invasion of Ukraine, governments and corporations have implemented new regulations and policies to mitigate the reach of Russian state-affiliated media within their borders and on their services. 

Belarus Conflict
Belarusian protesters from the organization Women of Minsk openly protest the invasion of Ukraine. (Source: @Tsihanouskaya/Twitter)

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2022

Russian War Report: Global crackdown on Russian state-affiliated media continues as Russia blocks Facebook

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

In response to the invasion of Ukraine, governments and corporations have implemented new regulations and policies to mitigate the reach of Russian state-affiliated media within their borders and on their services. 

Belarus Conflict

New Atlanticist

Mar 2, 2022

Mapped: Russia’s shelling of civilians in Kharkiv

By Michael J. Sheldon

The DFRLab analyzed and geolocated available imagery of the attack, identifying three main neighborhoods affected by shelling.

Conflict Crisis Management
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Michael J. Sheldon was a research associate for Eurasia at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Washington, DC, where he headed research on the Lab’s Minsk Monitor line of reporting.

Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Michael worked as a research intern at the Hudson Institute and on the board of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association.