Missing from the “Point of No Return”: CIVIL demands answers from North Macedonia, Albania, and Bulgaria over Tribunal opt-out
SKOPJE, May 16, 2026 – As 36 nations and the European Union marked a historic “point of no...
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Category: WARS & CONFLICTS
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
By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...
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Russia’s Terror Against Civilians Must End — Justice and Support for Ukraine Now
Public Declaration issued by the Defending Democracy Global Initiative (DDGI) and the Westminster Alliance for Ukraine (WA4U)
Stop Russia’s Terror. Support Ukraine. Enforce Justice. We, the undersigned—as part of the...
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Russia’s Failed Offensive: Ukraine Holds the Line
Despite months of buildup and intensified assaults, Moscow’s push has failed to deliver a...
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Energy as a Battlefield: Ukraine’s Wartime Resilience and Europe’s Strategic Test
The war behind the frontlines
By Xhabir Deralla When we marked the fourth year since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war of...
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Populism Must Give Way to Real Measures: North Macedonia Faces Economic Pressure Amid Global Crises
By Biljana Jordanovska North Macedonia, a NATO member since 2020 and an EU candidate country since...
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Casale on TRT World: Europe Seeks Balance as Trump Pressures Allies Over Gulf Crisis
The Director of the Westminster Alliance for Ukraine, Roger Casale, stated that European allies...
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The Duck Test: When Someone Echoes the Kremlin
You don’t need a secret dossier to recognize strategic alignment. Sometimes patterns of behavior speak for themselves. So where does the U.S. President, Donald Trump, stand in the duck test?
By Xhabir Deralla In a March 13 interview with Fox News, U.S. President Donald Trump described the...
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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.
Xhabir Deralla In cooperation with CIVIL’s Hybrid Threat Monitoring Team (CHTM) The war in Iran is...
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The Lie about a “Hungarian Maidan”: How Pro-Kremlin Propaganda Fabricates Threats
A Hungarian outlet amplifies claims by a pro-Kremlin propagandist that Ukraine is preparing militants to destabilize Hungary—an accusation presented without evidence but perfectly aligned with familiar Russian disinformation narratives.
By Xhabir Deralla in cooperation with CHTM A sensational claim circulating in Hungarian media...
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The Rhetoric of Ending Wars
Geopolitics without principles or loyalty
By Xhabir Deralla The language of war often reveals more than the wars themselves. When U.S....
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The dominance of Russian propaganda: How Putin’s statements are treated by part of the Macedonian media
Unfortunately, four years after the start of Russia’s aggression, the uncritical transmission of statements by Putin and other senior Russian officials continues to provide fertile ground for the spread of Russian propaganda narratives in parts of the Macedonian media landscape.
By Dragan Mishev Drawing on the work of the CIVIL Hybrid Threats Monitoring Team (CHTM) Just one...
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