1.0Newshttps://www.utk.edu/newsMark Naylorhttps://www.utk.edu/news/author/mnaylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jTmR3cL33f"><a href="https://www.utk.edu/news/experts/elis-vllasi/">Elis Vllasi</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.utk.edu/news/experts/elis-vllasi/embed/#?secret=jTmR3cL33f" width="600" height="338" title="“Elis Vllasi” — News" data-secret="jTmR3cL33f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.utk.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.utk.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/10/Elis-Vllasi.jpg.jpeg600800Elis Vllasi is an expert in analyzing complex challenges that arise in the gray areas between peace and war, resulting from influence operations, information warfare, social media weaponization and emerging disruptive technologies.