Skopje to Host Security Forum on the Role of the Western Balkans in European Stability
The forum “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans” will take place on June 15 at the Assembly of North Macedonia
The Skopje Security Forum 2026, titled “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans,” will be held on June 15, 2026, at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, in the Hall under the Big Dome....
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Putin’s delusional response to Zelenskyy’s open letter
The Kremlin’s cynical dismissal of the ceasefire proposal exposes a widening gap between Putin's projected dominance and Russia's actual vulnerability. Moscow retreats into imperial fantasies, disinformation, and geopolitical blackmail. Again.
By Xhabir Deralla The immediate response by Vladimir Putin, delivered on June 4, 2026, right after...
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The Phoenix of the Balkans – Kosovo’s rebirth from the ashes of war
Reflections on a vibrant Prishtina, twenty-seven years after the exodus. How Europe’s youngest democracy transformed a legacy of destruction into a thriving present, and a hope for a European future.
By Xhabir Deralla I arrived in Prishtina on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 10, to attend a...
A note on equality in a civic state, not a state of “natural” owners
On false civicness, the hierarchy of belonging, and the right of all communities to be visible, recognized, and equal
By Xhabir Deralla It is not unknown, but it must be repeated constantly: Balkan societies suffer...
Mickoski’s cabinet silent over transit of €11M Soviet missile systems from Slovakia to Uganda in 2025
A convoluted route from Slovakia through Romania and North Macedonia turned decommissioned air...
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Western Balkan human rights defenders meet in Prishtina amid growing threats and pressure
Prishtina, 11 June 2026 — The Regional Forum of Human Rights Defenders is taking place today in...
ESPIONAGE SCANDAL: As Russian-linked spy allegations shake North Macedonia, PM Mickoski attacks whistleblowers as “spy scum” and “rodents”
While the competent security institutions and the Prosecutor’s Office are conducting official...
Western Balkan human rights defenders meet in Prishtina amid growing threats and pressure
Prishtina, 11 June 2026 — The Regional Forum of Human Rights Defenders is taking place today in...
The Illusion of Freedom
Beyond the Press Freedom Index and World Press Freedom Day: a firsthand account of how media freedom is suffocated in real time
By Xhabir Deralla What the 2026 Index by Reporters Without Borders ultimately reveals is not...
Skopje to Host Security Forum on the Role of the Western Balkans in European Stability
The forum “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans” will take place on June 15 at the Assembly of North Macedonia
The Skopje Security Forum 2026, titled “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans,” will be held on June 15, 2026, at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, in the Hall under the Big Dome....
LogEx Community and The Balkan Forum Drive Regional Sustainability with 2026 Circular Economy Week
PRISHTINA, 26 May 2026 – The 2026 Circular Economy Week is officially underway, bringing together...
(VIDEO) When Media Becomes a Battlefield: Dr Wolfgang Ressmann on Hybrid Warfare and the Hate-Less Project
A conversation on disinformation, polarization, and democratic resilience across Europe and the transatlantic space
Recorded on April 10, 2026—just two days ahead of Hungary’s pivotal elections, in which then–Prime...
![<h1>INFOGRAPHIC | Key blocs and political rivals in Bulgaria’s election: Prospects for a government [UPDATED]</h1> <h4>Rumen Radev’s ‘Progressive Bulgaria’ leads the polls, but a path to a stable 121-seat majority remains narrow and fraught with ideological rifts.</h4>](https://civiltoday.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bulgarian-election-2026-3-440x264.png)
INFOGRAPHIC | Key blocs and political rivals in Bulgaria’s election: Prospects for a government [UPDATED]
Rumen Radev’s ‘Progressive Bulgaria’ leads the polls, but a path to a stable 121-seat majority remains narrow and fraught with ideological rifts.
By Xhabir Deralla For latest results, go to: POST-ELECTION UPDATE 2: The End of the Deadlock at...
The Illusion of Freedom
Beyond the Press Freedom Index and World Press Freedom Day: a firsthand account of how media freedom is suffocated in real time
By Xhabir Deralla What the 2026 Index by Reporters Without Borders ultimately reveals is not...
Putin’s delusional response to Zelenskyy’s open letter
The Kremlin’s cynical dismissal of the ceasefire proposal exposes a widening gap between Putin's projected dominance and Russia's actual vulnerability. Moscow retreats into imperial fantasies, disinformation, and geopolitical blackmail. Again.
By Xhabir Deralla The immediate response by Vladimir Putin, delivered on June 4, 2026, right after...
The myths of the Russian military power: Nonexistent tanks, suspension of production and repairs of tanks and missile systems
By XHABIR DERALLA The myth of the Russian military power is probably one of the oldest and most...
Skopje to Host Security Forum on the Role of the Western Balkans in European Stability
The forum “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans” will take place on June 15 at the Assembly of North Macedonia
The Skopje Security Forum 2026, titled “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans,” will be held on June 15, 2026, at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, in the Hall under the Big Dome....
Western Balkan human rights defenders meet in Prishtina amid growing threats and pressure
Prishtina, 11 June 2026 — The Regional Forum of Human Rights Defenders is taking place today in...
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New European People’s Forum opens a new chapter in Berlin
PRESS RELEASE | New European People’s Forum Successfully Completes Re-establishment Process, with New Headquarters in Berlin
Berlin, 28 May 2026 — The New European People’s Forum (NEPF) held its Founding Assembly today,...
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The sirens of “brotherhood and unity”
The long shadow of a "soft" dictatorship – Josip Broz Tito, the legacy
By Xhabir Deralla I grew up as one of Tito’s Pioneers (Titov pionir), wrapped in an ideology where...
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