Author: Arben Fetoshi The transformation of the media as a result of information and communication technology (ICT) has brought back Lasswell’s ‘magic bullet’ to the scene as a calculated effect of media messages. Alongside the positive side of the digital revolution, with easier and faster access to information and the empowerment of marginalized groups in
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Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi The head of the largest intelligence agency in the world visits three countries of the Western Balkans without warning, for a radical operation after the ‘metastasis’ of the Russian cancer that threatens European peace. In the most critical phase of the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, meanwhile US is
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The axes of dictatorship continue to cast a dark shadow over the democratic world. Ignoring these acts strengthens these dictatorships, making them a serious threat to the entire world. Serbia, as one of the main contributors to this, is becoming the Kremlin’s bomb fuse ready to explode within the West. Author: Agim Musliu – Director
Author: Dr. Iryna Synelnyk – Voluntary Cooperation* Institute for Studying Hybrid Warfare “Octopus” has prepared a summary of the ongoing Russian disinformation campaign DoppelGanger, which is shared in the USA and European countries. We do not know of any Balkan cases of this campaign, but do not rule out such possibility as given the close
THE STRUGGLE FOR TRUTH: UNVEILING EFFORTS TO DISCREDIT THE HISTORY AND STABILITY OF KOSOVO Author: Gurakuç Kuçi – Senior Researcher Abstract: This paper examines three cases of espionage arrests in Kosovo, involving two Serbian individuals and two Albanians linked to the Serbian Information and Security Agency (BIA). The aim of these spies was to discredit
Author: Gurakuç Kuçi Institute for Studying Hybrid Warfare “Octopus” has prepared a weekly summary of Serbia’s actions that threaten Kosovo and the Western Balkans region. This report does not include the latest incidents concerning the arrest of BIA spies in northern Kosovo and Ferizaj, but the Octopus Institute is preparing separate reports on these and
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The hybrid war in the Western Balkans is heavily impacting Montenegro, overturning the geopolitical order in this region in favor of Russia and Serbia. The last two elections in Montenegro were enough to completely change the political structure of this country from pro-Western to pro-Russian and pro-Serbian. The arrest of Đukanović is expected to be
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Author: OCTOPUS INSTITUTE SSN ONLINE: 3006-5925, ISSN PRINT: 3006-5917 In 2020, construction commenced on an object known as the “Trinity Church”, as reported by Serbian public sources. This object is situated in Nakëll, Peja, a small structure surrounded by multiple old cemeteries, with easy access to the village’s main road. The property housing the object
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Author: OCTOPUS INSTITUTE The Octopus Institute is actively engaged in monitoring the evolving situation in the Western Balkans, especially the dynamics in Serbia in the context of Kosovo’s admission to the Council of Europe. With the approach of this significant diplomatic moment, our analysis indicates that Serbia is intensifying its efforts to obstruct Kosovo’s entry
Author: OCTOPUS INSTITUTE The Banjska Terror Attack: International Appeal for Swift Action Against Serbian Aggression It has been four months since Serbia’s aggression against Kosovo through the paramilitary and terrorist attack in Banjska – organized by the highest political and military echelons in Belgrade. The Octopus Institute brings to the attention of the local and
