THE GUARDIANS OF ORBÁN’S THRONE: The Newest Enemy Was Chosen in 2024 – Ukraine
The one most satisfied with the position of the Hungarian prime minister in the period after 2024...
Read More
Category: EUROPE
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Benjamin Netanyahu rise to power and remain there early in their careers developed a political formula that never goes out of date – polarization and hatred
By Ljubomir Kostovski “It is good to have an enemy,” says George Birnbaum, one of the...
Read More
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
By Xhabir DerallaWith contributions from the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team (CHTM) As...
Read More
EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans: Geopolitical Necessity or Strategic Illusion?
Between Russia’s war against Ukraine, illiberal elites, and Brussels’ contradictions, Europe faces difficult choices about the future of enlargement.
By Ambassador Gudrun Steinacker (ret.) After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU...
Read More
A Trip to Berlin
For Professor Védrine, the Berlin Security Conference revealed an ignored reality: the Franco-German couple no longer exists. Washington now openly supports Germany as the continent’s sole leader.
By Olivier Védrine Invited in November to the Berlin Security Conference to receive, on behalf of...
Read More
Diversion Instead of Debate: How an EU Document Became a Political Spectacle in North Macedonia
Rhetoric, amplification, and the erosion of accountability in the EU accession process
By Jabir Deralla There has been no substantial public debate in North Macedonia about the...
Read More
Errichiello on the EU’s Pact for the Mediterranean: New Framework or Old Logic Rebranded?
A new Pact for the Mediterranean was launched by the EU and southern neighbourhood countries on 28 November. Emanuele Errichiello writes that despite the fanfare of the launch, the Pact looks more like a rearticulation of the EU’s existing approach than a genuine paradigm shift.
Based on an analysis by Emanuele Errichiello (LSE / Centro Studi Internazionali) The European...
Read More
Germany’s Strategic Turn: Merz on Russia as a Continental Threat, Europe’s Security, and a Changing Transatlantic Order
How Berlin is repositioning itself amid Russia’s aggression and a changing transatlantic order
By Jabir Deralla Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a New Year address that read as both a...
Read More
Back in the Baltic States
Professor Olivier Védrine returns from a conference in the Baltic States with some lessons he shares with us.
By Olivier Védrine Jean Monnet Association TdG. I was invited this November, after already being...
Read More
🎙️ Ukraine’s Fight, Europe’s Fate: One War, One Future | Eyes on Democracy
Why defending Ukraine means defending democracy — and how Europe’s choices in this age of hybrid warfare will define its destiny.
From Lugano to Kyiv, from parliaments to the front lines — a conversation about courage, culture,...
Read More
“We’re Far Ahead of Albania” — Why This Claim by PM Mickoski Matters in North Macedonia’s EU Story
A closer look at how Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski’s narrative following the European Commission’s 2025 Progress Report on North Macedonia reframes the EU debate — and the risks it poses to democratic cohesion.
Context: This analysis serves as an Extraordinary Edition of CIVIL’s Early Warning Report,...
Read More
EU gives North Macedonia a cold dose of reality: Economic growth is an illusion without reforms!
The latest European Commission (EC) report for 2025 sends a clear message to the Macedonian...
Read More