Author: Gurakuç Kuçi - Senior Researcher

Gurakuç Kuçi is a doctor of international relations and the history of diplomacy at the University of Tetova in North Macedonia, he has completed a master’s degree in International Politics and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Pristina “Hasan Prishtina”, as well as another bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the same institution. He is a researcher at the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and has experience working with non-governmental organizations and journalism. Kuçi has several scientific publications in international journals.

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 that extends beyond his personal preference. Electoral processes have evolved from internal socio-political and economic matters to a major force in shaping politics and geopolitics. Elections in the USA from 2016 to today, followed by those in Germany, Italy, and other European countries, show that…

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Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi“OCTOPUS” Institutegurakuq.kuqi@octopusinstitute.org The recent population census in Montenegro could bring serious harm to this country. The non-publication of full results on issues such as ethnicity, language, and religion raises suspicions that the activities of Serbia and Russia have managed to disrupt the ethnic balance by artificially increasing the Serbian ethnicity through encouraging Montenegrins to declare themselves as Serbs. This issue is part of a strong cause of restoring Russian and Serbian influence in this country, which offers access to warm waters, namely the Adriatic Sea. The recent census, apart from the irregularities during its conduct, also faced a…

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