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The Psychopolitical Encirclement of Kosovo by Serbia through Montenegro and North Macedonia

May 14, 2026 Written by: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi, Professor at Universum College and External Associate at ISLH “OCTOPUS” Serbia is inciting the citizens of Montenegro and North Macedonia against Kosovo, with the aim of gradually extending this sentiment, as part of its strategic communication against Kosovo, to the institutional and state level. This sentiment is […]

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Russia, Kosovo, and Ukraine: The False Model of the “Precedent

Author: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi – Senior Researcher at Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and professor at Kolegji UNI The deepening failure to defend Russia’s aggressive and unlawful actions against Ukraine, its neighbors, and beyond is pushing this geographically large state (Russia) to lose the narrative battle in Kosovo. The President of the European Commission,

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Political polarization in the context of security

April 1, 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterest Share Gjon Culaj, Associate Fellow at the “Octopus” Institute Political and social polarization has become one of the most concerning and potentially destabilizing phenomena for the functioning of contemporary democracies (EPRS, 2025). From the perspective of contemporary security theories, social cohesion and political stability are considered essential elements of comprehensive security

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Religious authoritarianism as a method of hegemonic politics

December 12, 2025 FacebookTwitterPinterest Share 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 KuçiSenior 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

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