Between Deception and War: How the Kremlin Turns Ceasefires and Peace into Weapons
From Lavrov’s denials in 2022 to today’s “pause for a parade,” diplomacy remains part of the Kremlin’s war strategy, not a path to peace
By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...
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When a Referendum Becomes a Weapon: Slovenia and the NATO Question
By reopening NATO membership, Slovenia risks reinforcing the Kremlin’s narrative of pre-1997 “borders” and accelerating a new phase of hybrid warfare across Europe.
By Xhabir Deralla The first major signal of Zoran Stevanović as the new speaker of the Slovenian...
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If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans
By Xhabir Deralla The Balkans are not behind the world. They are where the world arrives too late....
If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans
By Xhabir Deralla The Balkans are not behind the world. They are where the world arrives too late....
Between Deception and War: How the Kremlin Turns Ceasefires and Peace into Weapons
From Lavrov’s denials in 2022 to today’s “pause for a parade,” diplomacy remains part of the Kremlin’s war strategy, not a path to peace
By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...
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When Survival Is Branded as Politics
How delegitimising workers’ protests undermines democracy in an EU candidate country
By Xhabir Deralla In recent days, workers’ protests in North Macedonia have exposed broader issues...
If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans
By Xhabir Deralla The Balkans are not behind the world. They are where the world arrives too late....
Four Years of Aggression: Ukraine’s Resistance and the World’s Responsibility | International Conference Tomorrow
Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, global voices gather to confront responsibility, resistance, and the future of democratic resilience.
Skopje / Online, 23 February 2026 – Tomorrow, on 24 February 2026 at 17:00 CET, exactly four years...
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...
It’s Not AI That Failed — It’s Control: A Lesson from Lost Data
From a single misjudgment to systemic risk: how one AI error exposes the dangers of power without control
By Vancho Ordanoski Chief Software Architect, Infoproject A company lost its entire database in a...
Is the story of Montenegro as an ecological state coming to an end?
The protest in the Zeta region of citizens opposing the construction of a wastewater treatment plant is part of an anti-European project supported, without a doubt, by neighboring Serbia. A series of stories have also emerged that darken the image of Montenegro’s environmental successes, and this will also affect the image this country leaves in Brussels
By Ljubomir Kostovski The New Year holidays will certainly influence the fading of the full effect...
(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...
Between Deception and War: How the Kremlin Turns Ceasefires and Peace into Weapons
From Lavrov’s denials in 2022 to today’s “pause for a parade,” diplomacy remains part of the Kremlin’s war strategy, not a path to peace
By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...
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...
It’s Not AI That Failed — It’s Control: A Lesson from Lost Data
From a single misjudgment to systemic risk: how one AI error exposes the dangers of power without control
By Vancho Ordanoski Chief Software Architect, Infoproject A company lost its entire database in a...
If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans
By Xhabir Deralla The Balkans are not behind the world. They are where the world arrives too late....
Read More
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...
Read More
(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...
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