Russian Strikes Are Increasingly Extending Beyond Ukraine: Moldova as a New Front of Hybrid Pressure
By Oleksandar Levchenko Russian attacks on Ukraine are increasingly creating direct risks for...
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Category: SECURITY & DEFENSE
Defence, peace and security: North Macedonia needs a society-wide resilience strategy
In his column for CIVIL MEDIA, Professor Dr. Oliver Andonov argues that North Macedonia needs to...
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Russia’s Cognitive Warfare: The Battle for Minds, Decisions and Political Will
By Oleksandar Levchenko A few months ago, Foreign Policy published an article titled “Russia’s War...
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(GREY ZONE FILE) Russia shifts from disruption to sabotage and pressure below the threshold of war
By CIVIL | Hybrid Threats Monitoring IN BRIEF — Russia’s hybrid campaign is becoming more...
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Serbia – Ukraine: The price of Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić may be predictable, but that does not make him trustworthy. His transactional politics may help pull Serbia away from Moscow, while strengthening his power to bargain with Kyiv, Washington, Brussels, Beijing and the Kremlin.
By Xhabir Deralla Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting Serbia’s President Aleksandar...
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Mika Beuster (BJV) for CIVIL MEDIA: Russia seeks to isolate and intimidate journalists – we must STAND TOGETHER
Following a seven-day visit to Ukraine, the president of the German Journalists’ Association speaks about a letter from the Russian Embassy, the resilience of Ukrainian society, the courage of journalists working under war conditions, and why the PRESS marking can become a target rather than protection.
After seven days in Ukraine as part of the Media Dialogue 2026 mission, Mika Beuster, journalist...
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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.
By Xhabir Deralla With the CIVIL Media Editorial Team & CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring An...
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Skopje to Host Security Forum on the Role of the Western Balkans in European Stability
The forum “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans” will take place on June 15 at the Assembly of North Macedonia
The Skopje Security Forum 2026, titled “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the...
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Mickoski’s cabinet silent over transit of €11M Soviet missile systems from Slovakia to Uganda in 2025
A convoluted route from Slovakia through Romania and North Macedonia turned decommissioned air...
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The “scrap metal” corridor
This is a story about how a convoluted route from Slovakia through Romania and North Macedonia turned decommissioned air defence systems into a lucrative shadow deal with a pro-Russian proxy in Africa – Uganda.
By Xhabir Deralla A political earthquake is unfolding in Slovakia over the alleged secretive sale...
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ESPIONAGE SCANDAL: As Russian-linked spy allegations shake North Macedonia, PM Mickoski attacks whistleblowers as “spy scum” and “rodents”
While the competent security institutions and the Prosecutor’s Office are conducting official...
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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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