Author: Artur Koldomasov
President of the Management Board of the “Ukrainian Youth Alliance ‘24 August’ (24/08)” Foundation and coordinator of the “Hate Observatory” project. A PhD candidate in Political Science and Public Administration at SWPS University, where he researches the impact of conspiracy narratives on national security policy. Programme Director of SWPS PL LAB.
Since 2023, he has worked as an analyst with Detector Media, a leading Ukrainian media research organisation. He holds two master's degrees: one in Journalism and Social Communication from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), and another in Interdisciplinary European Studies from the College of Europe in Natolin.
He is an expert at the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation, with which he conducts training sessions for school students in smaller Polish towns on countering disinformation about the European Union.
He is the author of numerous analyses, articles, media commentaries and academic publications focusing on Russian disinformation in Europe and North America, as well as US politics.
In 2023, during an internship at the Parliament of Canada, he contributed to the development of parliamentary motion M-102, “Countering disinformation in Canada and around the world”.
He is a recipient of the Young Diplomat Award 2023 and received a distinction at Young Experts Day 2025 for his research on Russian disinformation. He is a member of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the WestBalkanNet youth network.
