Author: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and professor at UNI College On 3 August 2025, the Serbian party Novo lice Srbije announced that the Kosovo Civic Initiative “Narodna pravda” has joined it and that in Kosovo they will operate under the name “Novo lice – Narodna
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The address of the Director of the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS,” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arben Fetoshi, participated in the 8th Ambassadors’ Conference, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo. The conference, held in Pristina, featured several thematic sessions, including one titled “Non-Conventional Security Threats and Risks,” in which Mr.
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On the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide: Manipulating Truth as a Strategy for the “Serb World” Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi With only one or two bones found from each of the seven victims being buried today at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center, the 30th anniversary of the largest crime in Europe since World War II
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Prof. Dr. Bejtush GashiFormer Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of KosovoFormer Dean of the Faculty of Security Studiesbejtushg2002@yahoo.com Abstract: The Vidovdan myth holds a central place in Serbian political mythology and has evolved into a strategic instrument in shaping Serbia’s foreign and security policy, particularly in relation to Kosovo. This study examines how
Author: Dr. Christian Costamagna – University of Rijeka, Center for Advanced Studies Southeast Europe The myth of Vidovdan offers a compelling point of reflection, but it is important to recognize that this symbolic day within the construction of Serbian identity has been employed in highly diverse and often irreconcilable ways. Consider, for example, the assassination
NATIONALISM AS A TOOL OF POWER: REFLECTIONS ON SERBIAN POLITICAL STRATEGY, 1987–1999 Read More »
Author: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi The statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 19, 2025, at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum that “the DPR (Donetsk) and LPR (Luhansk) had the right to secede from Ukraine without Kyiv’s permission, based on the Kosovo precedent,” represents a strategically dangerous act. It is simultaneously an instrument of pressure
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Serbia’s Old Rhetoric as a New Threat to the Balkans Author: Dr. Arben FETOSHI We are increasingly facing the danger of a déjà vu of history: Vučić’s Serbia has revived Milošević’s narrative of “Serb victimhood,” but now with the goal of completing the hegemonic project of the “Serbian World.” In its battle with Kosovo, Serbia
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The technique of “emotional hijacking” as Serbia’s warning of violent scenarios Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi The coordinated reactions of the Serb List and the so-called Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia against every institutional action by Kosovo aimed at dismantling parallel structures in the north are no longer merely a disinformation campaign or
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Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi Based on the initiative and the ongoing debate in Germany regarding a political party that is considered a threat to democratic consensus, the political system, and the fundamental values of the European Union—where Germany plays a leading role—this analysis examines the case of the Serbian List in Kosova in light of
THE SERBIAN LIST AND ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY (AfD): SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Read More »
Author: Dr. Iryna Synelnyk – Journalist and Researcher The hybrid war that Russia has waged against European countries involves various methods, but the main strategy is to divide societies, undermine trust in state institutions and democracy. Russia is flexible in choosing new approaches and tactics, as new technologies become tools for manipulating and influencing public
