Today: Apr 29, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 106

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

by Nikola Kedhi Tirana Times, April 20, 2026 – On the evening of April 12, 2026, Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most scrutinized, most condemned, most exhaustively theorized leader, conceded defeat in a parliamentary
1 week ago
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A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe. By David J. Kostelancik  Lawmakers from both parties in
2 weeks ago
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Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

By Gjergj Erebara Tirana Times, April 11, 2026 – Prime Minister Edi Rama recently declared that he feels offended by the widespread assumption that his government is systemically corrupt, offering as a
3 weeks ago
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The price is life

By Alba ȥla One of the participating movies in Tirana Film Festival 07, a Kosovar production which was praised and prized quite highly was ‘The Iron Mungary’. The movie features a father
18 years ago
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Eradicating the Roots of Evil

By Ardian Klosi One’s initial reaction to a disaster of such magnitude is to seek its cause in an Act of God. If it is not nature, only the State can be
18 years ago
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Tirana Shuns Greater Albania

By Ergys Gjencaj in Tirana As Kosovo’s independence looms on the horizon, Albanian politicians have been going out of their way to reject any idea of unification with the world’s soon-to-be newest
18 years ago
8 mins read

Albania in 2008

In order to understand the political developments in Albania during 2007 one has but to go for a stroll on Tirana’s main boulevard, stop in front of the Prime Minister’s office and
18 years ago
11 mins read

Balkan Strongmen: exit from history

By Bernd J. Fischer It has been nearly two years since the death in The Hague of Slobodan Milosevic, the last of the twentieth century Balkan strongmen. The former leader of Serbia
18 years ago
10 mins read

What Serbia Should Not Do

By Ilir Meta One of the comments I received a few days ago, after I saluted the initiative undertaken by the European Commission on starting the visa liberalisation negotiations with Serbia, was:
18 years ago
9 mins read

Unmik Fatigue

By P쭬umb Xhufi “UNMIK Fatigue,” would probably best describe the general state of politics and morale in today’s Kosovo. The most convincing message has now been sent out by the elections of
18 years ago
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