VSquare: The quiet expulsion — How Hungary sheltered a Russian spy until Orbán fell
VSquare reports that Hungary quietly expelled Artur Sushkov, a Russian diplomat identified by...
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Category: HYBRID THREATS
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....
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CIVIL unveils the Kremlin’s “back-end” in North Macedonia: A new dossier on Russian hybrid operations
Following the path from denials to evidence: An investigation by CIVIL’s CHTM team reveals how a political actor in a NATO member state is instrumentalized to legitimize Russian occupations. Case study: Goran Dimov, the “denied” Senior Advisor of the political party Levica (The Left).
SKOPJE, 27 April 2026 — CIVIL MEDIA in Macedonian has released a comprehensive investigative...
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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.
Editor’s note (April 11, 2026):This analysis was originally published in Macedonian on April 6,...
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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...
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Hybrid Threats Monitor: Europe’s Undersea Infrastructure at Risk
Weekly Hybrid Ops Europe Brief, January 5-12, 2026
Here is the Weekly Hybrid Ops Europe Brief (covering the last 7 days, to Monday, January 12, 2026,...
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From Death Lament to Digital Seduction: Lullabies for a Post-Truth World — Russia’s AI Propaganda Bullets
How artificial intelligence is being used to soften culture, simulate authority, and prepare minds for influence — and why that matters for democracy
By Jabir Deralla and the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team The most dangerous propaganda...
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Hybrid Operations Across Europe on the Rise
EARLY WARNING REPORT | Pro-Kremlin messaging, mobilisation narratives, and hybrid risk in Europe and the Western Balkans. Focus period: 22–28 December 2025, with a 7–14 day outlook
By Jabir Derallaand the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team In the final week of December 2025,...
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THE FRACTURE LINE: Russia and the Battle for Democracy in the Western Balkans — Early 2026
EARLY WARNING REPORT Series | Q1 2026 Outlook (January–March 2026)
Previous edition: The Fracture Line: Russia’s Hybrid Strategy in the Western Balkans (CIVIL Nov...
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When Beauty Becomes a Weapon: AI Aesthetics in Russia’s Influence Operations
How AI turns culture, memory, and emotion into influence
By Xhabir Deralla It is hypnotizingly beautiful. Young women walk slowly toward you — graceful,...
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HORIZONS OF FREEDOM: AI, Disinformation & the Post-Truth / Post-Shame World (Panel 2)
This panel explores how AI reshapes both the military and information dimensions of modern...
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Horizons of Freedom: War in Ukraine, Hybrid War in Europe and the Global Democratic Struggle (Panel 1)
CIVIL – Center for Freedom presents “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom” – a nine-day...
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