The last “Joker”
By Selim Ibraimi -Center for Security Studies and Development -Macedonia (CSSD) –The rise of political tensions in Macedonia is a concern for a part of the international community. Macedonia is a land lack country and surrounded by powerful states. The U.S. since 1992 has helped this former Yugoslav republic toContinue Reading
Risks and protection against cyber attacks
Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia (CSSD). The state-sponsored and non-state hackers are increasing exponentially. Cybersecurity problems and attacks cause billions of dollars in losses every year. Every year, thousands of cybersecurity problems are identified in technologies from well-known vendors, who still have hundreds of security problems each year.Continue Reading
Space and Cyber Security
Blerim Abedini- The Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia(CSSD) NASA as the center has achieved a great success in comparison with other centers of space exploration. NASA is a regular target of cyber-attacks because of the large size of its networks and because those networks contain information wanted byContinue Reading
Macedonia’s crisis: A challenge for European powers
By Selim Ibraimi-The Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) Summary Russia’s Foreign Ministry as part of the growing activities in the Balkans, has issued couple statements on recent political developments in Macedonia. Last year in Montenegro was an attempted coup by Russian officers to overthrow the government andContinue Reading
RUSSIAN INFORMATION PROPAGANDA IN THE BALKANS
By Selim Ibraimi-This article first was published on VISION POLITIC-independent research and analysis center. https://www.visionpolitic.com/balkans The trends of instability continue in the Balkans, and the political events in Macedonia are part of the information warfare. Diplomatic efforts to form a new government in Macedonia after the elections of last year haveContinue Reading
Zgjerimi i ri turk në Ballkan
Nga Selim Ibraimi – Qendra për Studime të Sigurisë dhe Zhvillim-Maqedoni (CSSD) Abstrakt Zgjerimi i ri turk është duke kaluar nëpër vështirësitë dhe përvojat e së kaluarës historike të popujve të rajonit me Perandorinë Osmane. Disa forca nuk e duan këtë fuqizim e ca të tjerë e shohin këtë lëvizje nga këndiContinue Reading
CSSD’s unbiased analysis
CSSD Macedonia- CSSD’s standards for high-quality research and analysis articulate longstanding CSSD’s concepts and values regarding the features of high-quality studies, political analysis, monographs and enduring methodologies on how CSSD experts think, collect ,evaluate , analyze , synthesize and publish the final products.Continue Reading
The impact of energy resources in foreign policy
Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development. Worldwide, one billion of people have not electrical power in their houses and many countries in Africa and Asia have lack of energy resources. Statistics show that the EU-28 is the largest producer of electricity in the world that originates fromContinue Reading
Catherine de’ Medici and “Flying Squadron”
(CSSD)-Political intrigue and espionage are nothing new. But in the days before high-tech spy gear, the work of spies looked far different than it does today. The lives of 15th- and 16th-century spies were filled with intrigue, backstabbing, and bizarre machinations, though, because the human race has not changed allContinue Reading
The ‘Powder Keg’ and the new U.S. administration
Selim Ibraimi (CSSD)-The annexation of Crimea by Russia on 2014 brought memories of war developed in this region by European Powers, Russia and Turkey.The period of 1815-1914 in Europe is described as by one of relative peace, but during this period there were a number of vicious, but usually short-lived,Continue Reading