Today: Apr 17, 2026

Editorial: Nationalism- an easy and cheap shelter made of straw

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Black Friday was almost behind us, however Albanians were treated to some nationalism bonanza at an incredible discount price this Monday when the governments of Albania and Kosovo met in the town of Peja. These meetings are often marked with fanfare and lavish dà©cor that combines the Albanian ‘red and black’ with European yellow stars.   This time though the rhetoric and actions were at a whole other scale when it comes to nationalistic political behavior. Prime Minister Rama delivered an arsenal of well-curated nationalistic tricks and jabs. He expressed deep disappointment with the European Union and member states for…

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