Former frontline (Yugoslav) freelancer - now helping to build global awareness of and resilience against Beijing and Kremlin-sponsored disinformation and partisan reporting. Also Independent media support, communications & development designer, analyst, author & commentator (CNN, ABC, BBC, Guardian, Palgrave-Macmillan etc) & combating hate speech (Myanmar, etc); Developing and delivering human rights, CVE and democracy-support projects from the Baltics to N Korea. Currently working in 20+ countries including closed states across Eurasia & South & South East & East Asia. Previously worked on and inside Iran, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Central Asia, Belarus, etc. UK Government media advisor for Russia & Former Soviet Union (DFID - 1998-2002), reported break up of Yugoslavia (from Vukovar, Sept 1991 +); Indochina, Burma & South Korea (89- 91) and Egypt (rise of GI/Islamic fundamentalism, 92-94 from Cairo). Nominated UK Young Regional Journalist of the Year (UK Press Gazette) & Observer UK Young Travel Writer of the Year 1990 for reporting the Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia.Now working mostly in Mandarin and Russian-based projects