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A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

by Ferit Hoxha, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – There are moments in history when a country’s future is shaped by a single document. Such

7 days ago

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Op-Ed

The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

Albania Serbia Diplomatic Clash Heats Up the Summer By Albert Rakipi, PhD Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – The latest dispute over the Ibar River shows how quickly a real security issue

1 week ago

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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

1 month ago

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Analysis: Himara by-election raises concerns over 2025 national vote, relations with Greece

Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Aug. 6, 2024 – Vangjel Tavo, the Socialist Party candidate, won the race for mayor of Himara in by-elections held on Sunday, defeating his rival Petraq Gjikuria of the opposition coalition

2 years ago

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Analysis: Bells toll for Albania’s demographics as census results confirm corrosive effects of massive emigration

Features·Main·News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, July 4, 2024 – The much anticipated and much delayed results of the 2023 Census are out in Albania, confirming a massive population decline in 12 years and a worsening of

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: A lesson for a new world politics

Op-Ed

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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Interview, Ismail Kadare: All Totalitarian Regimes Are Mad

Op-Ed

May 31, 2008 Ismail Kadare wrote for decades under Enver Hoxha’s brutal communist regime in Albania, was suspected of spying and threatened with punishment for subversive writing. Despite all this, at 72

2 years ago

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Diplomatic Realities: Lessons for Kosovo from the UN Vote on Srebrenica

Op-Ed

By Muhamet Brajshori In a significant move, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution establishing an annual International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide on July

2 years ago

9 mins read

A lost geopolitical case

Op-Ed

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

7 mins read

Serbia between Tito and Enver Hoxha?

Op-Ed

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

2 years ago

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Analysis: Albania’s parliament undermines Constitutional Court in Xhaçka ruling

Features·Main·Op-Ed

Albania’s parliament, under the control of the Socialist Party, has overturned a decision made by the Constitutional Court that would see to the expulsion of MP Olta Xhaçka from parliament. Xhaçka is

2 years ago

7 mins read

Has the United States’ foreign policy failed in the Western Balkans?

Op-Ed

Agim Nesho The establishment of Serbia’s new government and the emergence of ultra-nationalist pro-Russian figures like Vulin deal a heavy blow to Western policy and its strategy to bring Serbia closer to

2 years ago

3 mins read

The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

Op-Ed

When the newly elected European Parliament convenes this year on July 16 there will be an empty seat in the plenary hall within the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg. Fredi Beleri, a

2 years ago

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Why Albania sees Kosovo as an Autonomous Province of hers

Books·Op-Ed

The article below was first published on Feb. 26, 2020 in the Tirana Observatory. Many of the issues affecting the Albania-Kosovo relationship remain the same since then, albeit new issues have risen

3 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 11

A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

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

Analysis: Himara by-election raises concerns over 2025 national vote, relations with Greece

Analysis: Bells toll for Albania’s demographics as census results confirm corrosive effects of massive emigration

Op/Ed: A lesson for a new world politics

Interview, Ismail Kadare: All Totalitarian Regimes Are Mad

Diplomatic Realities: Lessons for Kosovo from the UN Vote on Srebrenica

A lost geopolitical case

Serbia between Tito and Enver Hoxha?

Analysis: Albania’s parliament undermines Constitutional Court in Xhaçka ruling

Has the United States’ foreign policy failed in the Western Balkans?

The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

Why Albania sees Kosovo as an Autonomous Province of hers

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