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The end of the Appeasement Policy: Time for a New Approach towards Serbia.

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Policy Recommendations from the Octopus Institute Author: Taulant Elshani – Researcher In Serbia, President Aleksandar Vučić’s authoritarianism has now been consolidated to the extent that it is universally linked to the political and historical fate of the recent decades of the Serbian state. The concentration of power, manifested by media and civil society control, the

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UNIAN, THE UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENT INFORMATION AGENCY, REFERENCES OCTOPUS INSTITUTE’S RESEARCH ON SERBIAN MERCENARIES FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE

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Іноземні найманці – не дивина на війні. УНІАН дізнався, як росіяни вербують громадян Сербії, що змушує останніх ставати на бік агресора, та чи світить їм покарання у рідній країні. UNIAN

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GEOPOLITICAL RISKS AND RECONFIGURATIONS: SERBIA AND THE CHALLENGE TO MONTENEGRO’S STABILITY

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Author: Gurakuç Kuçi Abstract: Serbia aims its returnment or the achievement of the Serbian World (Greater Serbia) in Montenegro through the model of Bosnia with federalism, the model of North Macedonia – like the Albanians, the third model is Kosovo – an association of municipalities with a Serbian majority, the fourth model is the possibility

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THE POLITICS OF FEAR: FABRICATING THE ENDANGERMENT OF THE SERBIAN MINORITY IN KOSOVO AS AN EXPANSIONIST STRATEGY FOR SERBIA

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Taulant Elshanisenior researcher at the Institute for the Study of Hybrid WarfareOCTOPUS Abstract This study investigates the methods used by Serbia to maintain influence over the Serbian minority in Kosovo, exploring the potential use of these strategies to further Serbia’s regional ambitions in the Western Balkans. The research focuses on various tactics such as media

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HYBRID WARFARE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTIONS IN GEOPOLITICS: NORTH MACEDONIA AS A PART OF THE WEST OR RETURNING TO THE SPHERE OF RUSSIA AND SERBIA

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Author: Gurakuç Kuçi Abstract Electoral processes are gaining increasing importance on the geopolitical stage, becoming a major force in shaping politics and international relations. Observing elections in countries such as the USA, Germany, and Italy, confirms that ideological changes within political parties are significantly impacting geopolitical dynamics (i.e., electoral politics as a form of geopolitics).

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ELECTORAL POLITICS AS GEOPOLITICS: NORTH MACEDONIA’S PATH TOWARDS THE WEST OR RUSSIA AND GERMANY’S RESPONSE

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Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi“OCTOPUS” Institutegurakuq.kuqi@octopusinstitute.org Electoral elections are no longer merely democratic undertakings organized to guide socio-economic development. They now also hold geostrategic and geopolitical importance, becoming a significant part of hybrid warfare strategies. Following Montenegro, we now observe this trend in North Macedonia, where even German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has intervened, presenting a Western stance

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OCTOPUS INSTITUTE’S ANALYSIS OF THE SERBIAN TERRORIST ATTACK IN BANJSKA AND THE REGIONAL AND GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS

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Authors: Agim Musliu & Taulant Elshani  Introduction  Serbia, since the beginning of its state building, has been and remains an incomplete state due to internal political conflicts, which led to the contestation of all constitutions before their approval. None of the 15 constitutions to date has been accepted as stable, and could not be incorporated

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The Rise of the Extreme Right in Europe and the Balkans: Historical Background, Ideology, Political Impact, and Growth Potential

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Authors: Agim Musliu & Taulant Elshani The extreme right-wing has seen a consistent rise throughout Europe in recent years, resulting in a number of worrying trends and events. This research aims to analyze the factors that have led to this rise and the impact that it could have on European democracy and security. Right-wing propaganda

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