“The Night of Terror” in Mitrovica – the Serbian operation for the ethnic cleansing of the North Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” Today, 26 years ago, an organized attack, disguised as “hooliganism,” terrorized Albanians in the north of Mitrovica inside their own homes, using bombs, sniper rifles, automatic
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What are the real threats from the combination of “verticalization of power” with religion in the Russian-Serbian doctrine of hybrid warfare? Author: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and professor at UNI College Autocracies rarely invent new methods; they usually recycle those that have worked and adapt
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The Anatomy of Denial on the 27th Anniversary of the Massacre Author: Ridvan Emini PhD cand. – Researcher at Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” The denial of the Racak Massacre by Serbia is not merely a battle with “truth” over guilt or innocence; rather, it is part of a broader strategy tied to its
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Në vitin 2020, filloi ndërtimi i një objekti të njohur si “Kisha e Trinitetit”, siç raportohet nga burime publike serbe. Ky objekt ndodhet në Nakëll të Pejës, një strukturë e vogël e rrethuar nga varreza të shumta të vjetra, me qasje të lehtë në rrugën kryesore të fshatit. Pronës që strehon objektin i mungon ndonjë
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Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” First, he blames the Kosovo Police through a BIA report; then he accuses Prime Minister Kurti of using the attack to justify oppression of Serbs; meanwhile he deceives by offering “cooperation” in the investigation process; and in the end, he disappears from the
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The concentration of Aleksandar Vucic’s power over the army and the security apparatus is bringing back to the Balkans the dangerous logic of the 1990s, creating direct tensions for Kosovo and challenging NATO’s stabilizing role in the region. The politicization of the military, its authoritarian centralization, and nationalist rhetoric form a model similar to that
Author: Dr. Iryna Synelnyk – External Collaborator of Institute Abstract Russian hybrid warfare has fundamentally adapted to the digital era, with the deployment of AI-enabled tools for large-scale, global disinformation campaigns. This paper focuses on the mechanisms and long-term risks associated with the pro-Russian “Pravda” network, an ecosystem of hundreds of automated news aggregators. This
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Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and professor at University of Pristina “Hasan Prishtina” Why the “Historical Society” Outlines Serbia’s Neo-Soviet Alignment The establishment of the Russian Historical Society branch in Belgrade represents the clearest indicator of the hegemonic superstructure of “Slavic brotherhood,” marking one of the most
Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” Why Does Serbia’s Interference Pose a Threat to National Security? The significance of Sunday’s local elections (October 12) goes far beyond a political competition for the governance of municipalities in Kosovo. Serbia’s interference, more aggressive than in the past due to the failure
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Two years since the terrorist attack in Banjska, Zvečan Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi- Director of Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” Two years after the incursion in Banjska, Zvečan, framed as a terrorist attack against the constitutional order of Kosovo, the Balkans remain under the threat of Serbia’s chauvinist appetites and the revisionist axis led
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