EEYES Insight Lab — A Next-Generation Analytical Center
EEYES Insight Lab is an analytical center that brings together young researchers, analysts, journalists, and communicators to explore key challenges in the fields of security, international relations, and counter disinformation.
We emerged in response to the rise of hybrid warfare, information attacks, and global instability. Our mission is to contribute to the development of a conscious, resilient, and well-informed society.
Our mission:
– Countering disinformation and information influence;
– Promoting a new culture of analytical thinking in Ukraine;
– Strengthening the resilience of democratic societies;
– Amplifying Ukraine’s voice in European and global information spaces.
Key Focus Areas:
– Analyzing the impact of disinformation on political processes;
– Researching hybrid threats and European security;
– Studying the role of youth in countering manipulation;
– Monitoring domestic politics in countries shaping the global geopolitical landscape.
EEYES Insight Lab is an analytical center that brings together young researchers, analysts, journalists, and communicators to explore key challenges in the fields of security, international relations, and counter disinformation.
We emerged in response to the rise of hybrid warfare, information attacks, and global instability. Our mission is to contribute to the development of a conscious, resilient, and well-informed society.
Our mission:
– Countering disinformation and information influence;
– Promoting a new culture of analytical thinking in Ukraine;
– Strengthening the resilience of democratic societies;
– Amplifying Ukraine’s voice in European and global information spaces.
Key Focus Areas:
– Analyzing the impact of disinformation on political processes;
– Researching hybrid threats and European security;
– Studying the role of youth in countering manipulation;
– Monitoring domestic politics in countries shaping the global geopolitical landscape.
Yaroslav Smovzh - Head of the EEYES Insight Lab
Project Assistant for Ukrainian-German Cooperation, EEYES: Germany at UDoNation
Yaroslav coordinates Ukrainian-German projects and educational initiatives within the UDoNation platform.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations (June 2024) from the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Experience:
– Internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2024);
– Expert at the analytical center ADASTRA (2024 – present).
Areas of focus:
– International political analysis;
– Facilitation of Ukrainian-German relations;
– Research on foreign policy of German-speaking countries, the Western Balkans, and the CEE region
– Analysis of contemporary trends in European integration.
Yaroslav Smovzh - Head of the EEYES Insight Lab
Project Assistant for Ukrainian-German Cooperation, EEYES: Germany at UDoNation
Yaroslav coordinates Ukrainian-German projects and educational initiatives within the UDoNation platform.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations (June 2024) from the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Experience:
– Internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2024);
– Expert at the analytical center ADASTRA (2024 – present).
Areas of focus:
– International political analysis;
– Facilitation of Ukrainian-German relations;
– Research on foreign policy of German-speaking countries, the Western Balkans, and the CEE region
– Analysis of contemporary trends in European integration.
MENTORS OF THE EEYES INSIGHT LAB
Maria Mezentseva-Fedorenko
An expert at the EEYES Insight Lab, a Ukrainian politician and Member of Parliament (9th convocation) representing the Servant of the People party, elected in constituency No. 168 (Kharkiv). She was born on December 10, 1989, in Kharkiv.
She graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University with a degree in international economic relations and English translation. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and International Law from the University of Kent (UK).
Maria serves as the Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU and heads its subcommittee on EU legislation. She leads the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and chaired its Committee on Gender Equality in 2021–2023. She also heads the Special Parliamentary Commission on Interaction with National Movements in Russia and is a member of multiple interparliamentary groups.
Maria Mezentseva-Fedorenko
An expert at the EEYES Insight Lab, a Ukrainian politician and Member of Parliament (9th convocation) representing the Servant of the People party, elected in constituency No. 168 (Kharkiv). She was born on December 10, 1989, in Kharkiv.
She graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University with a degree in international economic relations and English translation. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and International Law from the University of Kent (UK).
Maria serves as the Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU and heads its subcommittee on EU legislation. She leads the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and chaired its Committee on Gender Equality in 2021–2023. She also heads the Special Parliamentary Commission on Interaction with National Movements in Russia and is a member of multiple interparliamentary groups.
