A wave of fake bomb threats is shaking the Balkans. Warnings in Skopje, Belgrade, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Ljubljana - almost simultaneously, almost identical in form, almost identical in result: evacuations, chaos, frightened citizens, no bomb. Investigators are increasingly talking about a coordinated strategy, not random incidents.

The messages arrive by email through VPN addresses registered in different countries. Tracing them is extremely difficult - multiple layers of encryption, multiple servers, multiple jurisdictions. This is not the work of a teenager trying to skip an exam. The level of technical complexity points to organisation.

What are the possible goals? Destabilisation of public space at minimal cost. Hybrid pressure linked to geopolitical tensions. A copycat effect. Or - a combination of all three. Security services across the region are sharing intelligence, but so far without a publicly named source.

For Macedonia, this comes at a moment when institutions are already stretched. Every false alarm ties up police resources, disrupts working hours, frightens citizens. Does a coordinated digital network exist? We may not know yet. But we know that someone clearly considers the Balkans an easy target.