This guideline provides the government of North Macedonia with a strategic framework to address Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).
This publication brings together two complementary analyses prepared by Prof. Dr. Arije Antinori and Jordy Nijenhuis, to examine how Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) operates in contemporary information environments.
The evolution of the modern information landscape has placed North Macedonia at a critical juncture. While hybrid threats, disinformation campaigns..
This public policy brief positions resilience as a systemic response to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), instead of fragmented, ad hoc rebuttals.
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) is a complex systemic risk to democratic societies that is particularly manifested and amplified through the media.
COMPASS aims to strengthen institutional and societal resilience to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in North Macedonia by developing mechanisms for coordinated response, better strategic and crisis communications, and support for media and journalists.
Awareness of the risks posed by Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) exists in North Macedonia, but the national system for coordinated response remains fragmented, without functional inter-institutional coordination and clearly defined responsibilities.
North Macedonia, as a country at the crossroads of geopolitical interests, urgently needs to establish an integrated and functional system to respond to threats of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).
The study also outlines how bilateral disputes between Bulgaria and North Macedonia create openings that enable or amplify Russian influence operations. These disputes have become a strategic entry point for disinformation, enabling Russian actors to exploit existing tensions and shape public narratives.