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Obituary

Remembering Janusz Bugajski: Scholar, Mentor, and Lifelong Friend of the Balkans Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025) The international academic and analytical community has lost one of its most lucid and principled voices. Janusz Bugajski,

1 hour ago

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Op-Ed

Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

By Marjana Doda, This feature draws on exclusive insights from an interview with Ambassador Tayyar Kagan Atay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Tirana. On the occasion of the 102nd

2 days ago

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Op-Ed

Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice

The Rama–Kurti clash over the war crimes tribunal highlights deeper structural tensions, from unimplemented agreements to competing regional agendas. The latest clash between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo’s Albin Kurti

4 days ago

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Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Albania’s troubles with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) seem to be expanding well beyond the infamous case of settling over the closure of Agon Channel

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: The Quad: Searching for purpose in yet another new regional constellation

Op-Ed

By ALBA CELA Last week, the Foreign Affairs ministers of Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo launched the “Western Balkans Quad – 100% alignment with EU Common Foreign Security Policy” as a

3 years ago

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The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial·Op-Ed

One way out of this awkward and unpleasant conundrum is for Open Balkans to retreat into a smaller, softer, cultural blend of cultural diplomacy with concerts, fairs and all the glittery shows

3 years ago

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Q&A: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán on the war in Ukraine, international cooperation and the economy

Op-Ed

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke to the Kossuth Radio programme “Good Morning Hungary” on March 31, 2023. Zsolt Törőcsik: Soon all the Western tanks promised to Ukraine will arrive in that war-torn

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: Balkan awakening – Strengthening ties between Israel and Albania

Op-Ed

By Ohad Shpak* The upcoming Israel-Albania Tech Conference to be held in March 2023 aims to strengthen commercial ties between the two countries, following recent developments in the bilateral relations. Muslim-majority Republic

3 years ago

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Op-Ed: Smoke and mirrors make confusion, not peace

Features·Op-Ed

By Daniel Serwer According to EU High Representative Borrell, Saturday’s meeting between Serbian President Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti was a success. It resulted in an “Implementation Annex” to the Agreement

3 years ago

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Why Albania’s domestic PR wars are being fought abroad

Op-Ed·Premium

A lot of effort and money has been spent in a PR war in the Western press between Albania’s main political parties; which raises the question: Why are Albanian parties fighting a

3 years ago

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Analysis: How to assess a Pristina/Belgrade agreement

Features·Op-Ed

By Daniel Serwer My Balkanite friends are clamoring to know what is going to happen tomorrow when Serbian President Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti meet once again. The Europeans and Americans

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: The Time of Poland

Op-Ed

By DIANE FRANCIS* Poland has become a pillar of security on the Alliance’s eastern flank thanks to the country’s tremendous economic development, which has helped fund the rapid modernisation and expansion of

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: Kosovo marks 15 years of independence

Op-Ed

By Ambassador Skender Durmishi* Remarks made at an event in Tirana marking Kosovo’s 15 years of indepdence. Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of statehood. But progress is even bigger than the age

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: Serbia, Kosovo, and Russia’s interest in another conflict in continental Europe

Op-Ed

By Arash Toupchinejad* Serbia recently found itself in a perilous standoff with Kosovo this past December when ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo established roadblocks to protest the arrest of a former Kosovo

3 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 10

Obituary

Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Op/Ed: The Quad: Searching for purpose in yet another new regional constellation

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Q&A: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán on the war in Ukraine, international cooperation and the economy

Op/Ed: Balkan awakening – Strengthening ties between Israel and Albania

Op-Ed: Smoke and mirrors make confusion, not peace

Why Albania’s domestic PR wars are being fought abroad

Analysis: How to assess a Pristina/Belgrade agreement

Op/Ed: The Time of Poland

Op/Ed: Kosovo marks 15 years of independence

Op/Ed: Serbia, Kosovo, and Russia’s interest in another conflict in continental Europe

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