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Magyar Wins. Hungary’s Real Test Begins.
What’s next for Hungary and Europe after Péter Magyar’s landslide victory?

Apr 13, 2026 | ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, EUROPE, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla Following the parliamentary elections of 12 April 2026, Hungary enters a new...

The Digital Front: How Russia Targets Hungary’s Elections
How coordinated digital campaigns, disinformation, and hybrid tactics shape public opinion—and what Hungary reveals about political influence operations in Europe.

Apr 11, 2026 | DISINFO, ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

Editor’s note (April 11, 2026):This analysis was originally published in Macedonian on March 14,...

Saving Orbán: Anatomy of a Cross-Border Propaganda Operation
Incident or propaganda operation? Explosives “found” near energy infrastructure in Serbia raise suspicions of a controlled crisis aimed at influencing Hungary’s election outcome in Orbán’s favor.

Apr 11, 2026 | ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER

Editor’s note (April 11, 2026):This analysis was originally published in Macedonian on April 6,...

GUARDIANS OF ORBÁN’S THRONE: Has Fidesz Fired All Its Bullets?
The final attempt to engineer a crisis and delay the vote appears to have failed—but as the clock ticks down, the question remains: does Fidesz still have any bullets left?

Apr 11, 2026 | ANALYSIS, EUROPE, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, PROPAGANDA

By Ljubomir Kostovski When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán failed in his attempt to create a shock by...

THE GUARDIANS OF ORBÁN’S THRONE: The Newest Enemy Was Chosen in 2024 – Ukraine

Apr 10, 2026 | ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, EUROPE, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, PROPAGANDA

The one most satisfied with the position of the Hungarian prime minister in the period after 2024...

Israeli Experts and Orbán’s Last Attempt to Stay in Power: Find Yourself a Good Enemy
The man who helped Viktor Orbán and Benjamin Netanyahu rise to power and remain there early in their careers developed a political formula that never goes out of date – polarization and hatred

Apr 8, 2026 | ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, EUROPE, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, PROPAGANDA

By Ljubomir Kostovski “It is good to have an enemy,” says George Birnbaum, one of the...

Russia’s Failed Offensive: Ukraine Holds the Line

Apr 3, 2026 | WAR IN UKRAINE, ANALYSIS, NEWSLETTER, WARS & CONFLICTS

Despite months of buildup and intensified assaults, Moscow’s push has failed to deliver a...

Algorithmic Suppression: When information isn’t removed, but simply made unseen
You are not being censored—you are being made invisible

Mar 29, 2026 | ANALYSIS, DEMOCRACY, MEDIA, NEWSLETTER

By Xhabir Deralla Have you noticed a sudden plunge in the visibility of your personal or...

Slovenia’s Elections and the Balkan Disinformation Corridor: Inside the Network Shaping Europe’s New Political Warfare
Foreign manipulation, hybrid operations, and the Slovenian elections as a test case for Europe’s democratic resilience

Mar 21, 2026 | ANALYSIS, DEMOCRACY, EUROPE, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER

By Xhabir DerallaWith contributions from the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team (CHTM) As...

Energy as a Battlefield: Ukraine’s Wartime Resilience and Europe’s Strategic Test
The war behind the frontlines

Mar 20, 2026 | ANALYSIS, NEWSLETTER, SECURITY & DEFENSE, WAR IN UKRAINE

By Xhabir Deralla When we marked the fourth year since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war of...

Kosovo, Deterrence, and the Shadow of Hybrid Warfare in the Western Balkans
A debate in Washington over KFOR troop levels exposes a deeper strategic reality: Kosovo remains the geopolitical fulcrum where Serbia’s ambitions, Russian hybrid operations, and Western deterrence collide.

Mar 18, 2026 | ANALYSIS, NATO, NEWSLETTER, SECURITY & DEFENSE

By Xhabir Deralla CIVIL Today | with The Balkan Forum Not knowing something is sometimes...

War in Iran: Energy Shock, Hybrid Warfare and New Security Risks for the Western Balkans
The escalation of the Iran conflict is already sending shockwaves far beyond the Middle East. In the Western Balkans, energy shocks, hybrid warfare, and geopolitical rivalries are converging into a new cycle of instability.

Mar 14, 2026 | ANALYSIS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, REGION, WARS & CONFLICTS

Xhabir Deralla In cooperation with CIVIL’s Hybrid Threat Monitoring Team (CHTM) The war in Iran is...

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