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SPECIAL REPORT: Diplomatic and political rupture amid arson attack on the Bulgarian Embassy in North Macedonia
An arson attack on the Bulgarian Embassy in North Macedonia has ruptured diplomatic relations, derailed EU accession talks, and opened a critical vulnerability for regional hybrid threat networks.

Jun 19, 2026 | ANALYSIS, EUROPEAN UNION, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla With the CIVIL Media Editorial Team & CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring An...

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

Jun 1, 2026 | NEWSLETTER, OPINION, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla It is not unknown, but it must be repeated constantly: Balkan societies suffer...

The sirens of “brotherhood and unity”
The long shadow of a "soft" dictatorship – Josip Broz Tito, the legacy

May 27, 2026 | OPINION, ESSAYS, HISTORY, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla I grew up as one of Tito’s Pioneers (Titov pionir), wrapped in an ideology where...

ESPIONAGE SCANDAL: As Russian-linked spy allegations shake North Macedonia, PM Mickoski attacks whistleblowers as “spy scum” and “rodents”

May 21, 2026 | SECURITY & DEFENSE, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER, NEWSROOM, POLITICS

While the competent security institutions and the Prosecutor’s Office are conducting official...

Mickoski’s policy toward the EU is not a mistake
The blockade of North Macedonia’s European path is not accidental. It is a systematic policy sold as dignity, but ending in isolation.

May 16, 2026 | OPINION, EUROPEAN UNION, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla Several recent developments and statements reveal the main features of Prime...

If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans

May 8, 2026 | ESSAYS, DEMOCRACY, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER, OPINION, POLITICS

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

May 5, 2026 | OPINION, ANALYSIS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, WAR IN UKRAINE

By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...

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

Apr 30, 2026 | OPINION, DEMOCRACY, MEDIA, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla What the 2026 Index by Reporters Without Borders ultimately reveals is not...

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).

Apr 27, 2026 | HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER, NEWSROOM, POLITICS, PROPAGANDA

SKOPJE, 27 April 2026 — CIVIL MEDIA in Macedonian has released a comprehensive investigative...

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.

Apr 22, 2026 | ANALYSIS, NATO, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla The first major signal of Zoran Stevanović as the new speaker of the Slovenian...

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.

Apr 19, 2026 | ANALYSIS, ELECTIONS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, REGION

By Xhabir Deralla For latest results, go to: POST-ELECTION UPDATE 2: The End of the Deadlock at...

(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

Apr 17, 2026 | INTERVIEW, DEMOCRACY, HATE SPEECH, MULTIMEDIA, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

Recorded on April 10, 2026—just two days ahead of Hungary’s pivotal elections, in which then–Prime...

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