Analysis

Election Winners Facing Kosovo, the West, and Russia Author: Gjon Culaj – External Associate at the “Octopus” Institute The victory of the Student List in the early parliamentary elections (25/10/2026) marked the symbolic end of Milošević’s political legacy, but left open the question of whether it would also mark the end of his hegemonistic policies.

Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” The wave of protests in several European countries due to economic dissatisfaction, the crisis of representation and distrust in institutions, also has a geopolitical dimension in Albania. The reality in the Balkans, marked by political contestation and the ‘revisionist ambitions’ of the anti-Western

Threatening Rhetoric That Exposes the Revisionist Orientation of Both Political Camps Authors: Arben Fetoshi & Gjon Culaj Beyond the constant manipulation in the service of power, whenever Serbia faces domestic political crises, particularly during election campaigns, Kosovo returns to the forefront of Its nationalist rhetoric. It is used as a symbol of the strategy of

Author: Dr. Gjon Culaj, External Associate at the “Octopus” Institute Kosovo Specialist Chambers judgment in The Hague against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, delivered on 16 September 2026, found all four defendants guilty of the war crimes (arbitrary detention or arrest, cruel treatment, torture and murder), and sentenced Thaçi and Krasniqi

Vučić’s Moralizing at the UN General Assembly as Pressure on the West Author: Prof. Asoc. Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” Once upon a time, there was a cunning minister who had crafted the packaging for his boss’s campaign of terror. Thirty years later, at the heart of world diplomacy,

Institutional Capacity, Democratic Oversight, and Public Trust Author: Dr. Gjon Culaj, Associate Fellow at the “Octopus” Institute The recent arrests and criminal proceedings involving allegations and convictions related to espionage in Kosovo have opened an important debate about the capabilities of the country’s security institutions, the nature of intelligence threats, the role of the public

The riots of 17–18 March 2004 were initiated by Serbia and manipulated the anger of the masses to create a new situation in Kosovo, one that had to do with its cantonization. 16 September 2026 may have been the second occasion for creating a “March 2”, with the aim of weakening, dividing and dismantling the

The KLA and the Geopolitical Battle for the Republic of Kosovo Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” On 16 September 2026, the Specialist Chambers in The Hague will deliver the judgment against four leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, and Jakup Krasniqi. Nearly

Danilo Kalezic University of Montenegro Kalezic13@gmail.com Overview: This analysis examines the evolving nature of Russian and Serbian influence in Montenegro and argues that their strategic interests are increasingly diverging as the country advances toward European Union membership. Drawing on the literature on authoritarian diffusion, external anti-democratic influence, and the black knight effect, the paper analyzes

From the SANU Memorandum to the “Serbian World”: Victimhood, Nationalism, and the Threat to Regional Peace. Gjon Culaj, Associate Fellow at the “Octopus” Institute Four decades after the Memorandum of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), the question that still merits attention is: how does Serbian nationalism conceive Kosovo, Serbs outside Serbia’s borders,