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The Collapse of a Manufactured Authority
For years, Grenell blurred diplomacy and advocacy. Now, as his leverage fades, Kosovo’s political class must answer for treating assertion as American…
From the Ashes of Yugoslavia to the Independence of Kosovo
From Milosevic’s rise to the 2008 declaration, Kosovo’s path to statehood was forged through systemic repression, NATO intervention, and a desperate…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti, Michael Sheppard, Rodrigo Hammond, and Fried Didden
What Happened After Vehbi Kajtazi Turned a Fabricated List into an Espionage Story
Vehbi Kajtazi's Fabricated Espionage list was followed by 479 accounts targeting our reporting, a wave of repetition that exposed the scale of digital…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
How an Investigation Triggered a Campaign, Not a Debate
When scrutiny becomes danger and journalism invites sanction, the response does not weaken an investigation; it completes it, revealing the coercive…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
The Welfare Lie: Inside Kosovo’s Media Disinformation Machine
Flaka Surroi’s Koha and Berat Buzhala’s Nacionale replaced verification with venom recycling Trump’s rhetoric to inflame diaspora hatred while hiding…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
Patrick Byrne Goes Public, Richard Grenell Says Nothing
Patrick Byrne alleged on Infowars that Richard Grenell was compromised by Russian intelligence through sexual abuse of underaged boys in Serbia. Grenell…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
How Facebook Turned Syria’s Kosovo Move into Thaçi Fan Fiction
Syria’s recognition of Kosovo was a Saudi-brokered diplomatic breach in Belgrade’s wall, instantly hijacked by Balkan Facebook theatre to glorify a…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
Saudi-Facilitated Trilateral Delivers Damascus Recognition for Kosovo
Syria, backed by Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, has recognised Kosovo, breaking years of diplomatic stagnation and signalling that Belgrade’s and Moscow’s…
 • Michael Sheppard and Vudi Xhymshiti
Stability Theatre: Von der Leyen’s Gift to Vucic and Moscow
Von der Leyen’s platitudes reward Belgrade, scold Prishtina, and whatever the intent, serve Moscow’s script: blur culpability, bankroll dependency, and…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
PRESS RELEASE: Journalist Vudi Xhymshiti Condemns Vandalism of Family Home in Kosovo
Investigative journalist Vudi Xhymshiti condemns the vandalism of his family home in Kosovo, calling it a criminal intimidation linked to his exposés on…
 • Michael Sheppard
UK Urged to Back Kosovo as Berlin Process Summit Nears
Campaigners say Serbia poses rising threat; London faces calls to harden stance as regional tensions persist.
 • Or Karny-Muñoz and Vudi Xhymshiti
When Tirana Forgets Kosovo: Albania’s Misstep with Grenell
Spiropali’s embrace of Grenell, under Djuric’s silent shadow, marks Albania’s betrayal of Kosovo, dressing complicity with Belgrade’s Kremlin-fed lies…
 • Vudi Xhymshiti
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