Iria Puyosa

Venezuela |  Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Council's Democracy + Tech Initiative

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Iria Puyosa is a senior research fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Democracy+Tech Initiative. She specializes in the complex interplay between technology and political dynamics. For over a decade, Puyosa has investigated information operations that undermine democratic institutions and fuel political instability. Her work sheds light on the multifaceted threats of digital authoritarianism and contributes to a deeper understanding of the challenges facing democracies in the digital age. Her research has exposed how Latin American authoritarian regimes use technology to silence dissent, surveil citizens, and control the flow of information.

She was previously an associate professor at the College of Social Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela and a visiting professor at the Center of Latin American Studies at Brown University. Additionally, Puyosa has chaired the Section on Venezuelan Studies in the Latin American Studies Association. Throughout her career, Puyosa has authored numerous publications on information operations and digital authoritarianism, including “21st Century Authoritarianism in the Digital Sphere” and “Asymmetrical Information Warfare in the Venezuelan Contested Media Spaces.”

Puyosa holds a PhD from the University of Michigan and a master’s in communication from the Andres Bello Catholic University in Venezuela.

Puyosa was an event speaker at the Dialogue. 


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