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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).
Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).

From the Nile to the Balkans

By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,
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The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

By Albert Rakipi Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – For more than two decades, the Western Balkans have lived inside the promise of European integration. In Albania, support for membership in the
4 days ago
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The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

A Barthesian Reading By Diana Gëllçi, Ph.D. Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – A beautiful protest has been unfolding in Tirana for several weeks. What is particularly interesting is that the same description
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Mo, for short

(The image used in this article is from The Economist and is property of Dan Williams. It is used for illustrative purposes only; all rights belong to Dan Williams) The following is
2 years ago
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How would Europe look today without Albania?

By Lutfi Dervishi In a continent teetering on the brink of demographic catastrophe, Albania, which is often bearing more weight than its knees can handle—a burden that should have been carried by
2 years ago
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Op/Ed: A lesson for a new world politics

The UN has recognized the Srebrenica massacre as genocide by a majority vote. With this decision, the international community gives a warning signal against any form of genocide. And the role of
2 years ago
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A lost geopolitical case

by Veton Surroi In the race between convention and geopolitics, Europe chose neither. It has shown that it can simultaneously talk about global challenges in Ukraine, Gaza, US-China relations, artificial intelligence and
2 years ago
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Serbia between Tito and Enver Hoxha?

Veton Suroi Tito and Enver Hoxha, in different ways and with some delays (in the case of Albania) committed themselves to Russia not entering their countries, or to their countries not committing
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