Tauno Tõhk has been a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) since October 2024, specialising in China and Chinese foreign interference. Before joining the ICDS, he built and led a team addressing Chinese Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels for over four years. Prior to that, Mr Tõhk served as a member of the Cabinet for the European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, where, among other responsibilities, he coordinated the EU’s efforts to combat disinformation.
Earlier in his career, Tauno was a media adviser to the Estonian Government and the Prime Minister. He has lived and studied in China, as well as has lectured on contemporary Chinese politics at universities in Estonia. Mr Tõhk graduated from the University of Tartu and studied at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, China.