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Editorial: The Western Balkans in the times of Donald Trump: brace for impact

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Today the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America shall usher in a new era not only for the US itself, which voted and has been bracing for dramatic changes, but also for the rest of the world.  The Western Balkans and in a relevant way Albania as well has been for all the transition years recipients of considerable influence, assistance, guidance and sway of American foreign policy. Therefore it is safe to assume that decision makers, opinion makers and a variety of other stakeholders in public life in the region are observing carefully and trying…

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  • The most obvious statement to make here is that Donald Trump has been a formidable challenge to all prediction makers. His rhetoric, tone and statement about the expected policies depict a picture of many expected changes. Should the promises, plans and statements about the future materialize we can expect to see an arriving administration with a clear and strong isolationist policy, much less interested in intervention, potentially cutting funding for development assistance, skeptical of NATO’s efficiency and ultimately a President that is publicly not a fan of the European Union

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