Tirana Times

Op-Ed

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

by David J. Kostelancik Tirana Times, July 18, 2026 – For years, the U.S. and the EU invested significant political capital, funding, and diplomatic pressure into helping Albania build one of the

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News

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Ethnic Cleansing Remark Tests Serbia’s Claim to Have Broken With Milošević A Serbian minister’s declared willingness to expel Kosovo Albanians has drawn condemnation across the region and Europe. Belgrade’s refusal to remove

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Op-Ed

Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

By Diana Gellci Ph.D. Tirana Times, July 16, 2026 – Beyond entertainment, spectacles produce powerful symbolism. Indeed, symbolic effects often outweigh political, economic, and even coercive ones. Symbolism remains one of the

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The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

Op-Ed

by David J. Kostelancik Tirana Times, July 18, 2026 – For years, the U.S. and the EU invested significant political capital, funding, and diplomatic pressure into helping Albania build one of the

11 hours ago

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Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

News

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Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

Op-Ed

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Albania Closes First EU Chapters, Hard Tests Ahead

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The provisional closure of three negotiating chapters represents an important milestone for Albania. Yet the Brussels conference also showed that the country’s further progress will depend on difficult reforms concerning the rule

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Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

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Planned before Albania’s protest movement began, the concert was intended to strengthen the country’s international profile. But public financing, free tickets and a radically changed political context turned it into a debate

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K’cimi dancing of Tropojë – Gazmend Freitag

Culture

by Monika Grill Tirana Times, July 11, 2026 – “K’cimi i Tropoja” – the dance that endured over centuries and kept the Albanian identity alive, has been officially declared part of the

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Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Business & Economy·Western Balkans

Albania’s Concrete Economy: How Construction Became the Country’s Dominant Growth Model Tirana Times, July 10, 2026 – A booming construction sector has made Albania an outlier in Europe, but behind the cranes

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Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

Op-Ed·Premium

Tirana Times , July 09, 2026 – Tirana Times is publishing below an open public question addressed by Albanian scholar Diana Gellçi, PhD, an Albanian professor based in the United States, to Dutch

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NATO’s Ankara Summit: Albania Confirmed, but No Date Set

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Tirana Times, July 8, 2026 – NATO’s Ankara Summit, held on July 7 and 8, marked less a moment of new strategic doctrine than a shift from political pledges to implementation. The

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NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

Op-Ed

Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

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A salute to America

Op-Ed

By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.

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Tirana Times

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

Milošević’s Language Returns to Serbia’s Government

Can the Symbolism of a Spectacle Be Appropriated?

Albania Closes First EU Chapters, Hard Tests Ahead

Kanye West in Tirana: Has a Global Spectacle Become a Political Backfire?

K’cimi dancing of Tropojë – Gazmend Freitag

Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Diana Gellçi’s Question to Reinier de Graaf: What Would You Say Today?

NATO’s Ankara Summit: Albania Confirmed, but No Date Set

NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

A salute to America

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