Publications

PROJEKTI I BIA-S PËR (LISTA)SERBIZIMIN E KOSOVËS

(Linçimi si përgjigje është ndaj Nenad Rashiqit) 2 qershor 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterest Në vorbullën e ngjarjeve të ndryshme politike, tensioneve rajonale dhe mjegullnajës informative që ka kapluar hapësirën mediale, produkti më kërcënues i propagandës kundër Kosovës targeton “tradhtarët” në mes të komunitetit serb. Një tekst i Relja Zhelskit, shef i Drejtorisë së Analizës në BIA, është […]

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INTEGRITETI ZGJEDHOR DHE SIGURIA KOMBËTARE

(Nga diskutimi i Gjon Culajt në Forumin e Institutit OCTOPUS “Integriteti i Zgjedhjeve përballë Kërcënimeve Hibride: Implikimet e Sigurisë nga Ndërhyrja e Jashtme”) June 5, 2026 Share Në shoqëritë demokratike, zgjedhjet e lira e të drejta janë fundament i demokracisë përfaqësuese, duke siguruar legjitimitetin e institucioneve politike, stabilitetin e rendit publik dhe mbrojtjen e interesave

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ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

(Remarks by Gjon Culaj at the OCTOPUS Forum: “Electoral Integrity under Hybrid Threats: Security Implications of Foreign Interference”) Electoral integrity is a cornerstone of democratic governance, as it ensures that elections are conducted in a free, fair, and transparent manner. Beyond determining political leadership, elections provide citizens with the opportunity to participate in public decision-making

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SERBIAN-RUSSIAN ALIGNMENT IN ELECTION INTERFERENCE

(Remarks by Dr. Iryna Synelnyk at the OCTOPUS Forum “Electoral Integrity Under Hybrid Threats: Security Implications of Foreign Interference”) First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to work with the Octopus Institute and share my insights on Russian and Serbian electoral manipulation and influence. As a Ukrainian journalist

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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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Credit Suisse just rehired a specialty-finance dealmaker who’s a double boomerang

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Dynamic Capital Ltd IPO gets oversubscribed by over five times on Day 20

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