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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).

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

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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

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Why Albania sees Kosovo as an Autonomous Province of hers

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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

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Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

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By Karl von Habsburg In mid-December last year, a friend from Ukraine paid a visit to Vienna. Ihor Zhaloba, a historian from Chernivtsi, a university professor, a member of the Ukrainian Academy

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Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

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The head of Albania’s opposition, Sali Berisha(1), Albania’s former President and a former two-term Prime Minister, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Mr. Berisha’s arrest follows a two-year period of dramatic

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Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

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TIRANA, Nov. 30, 2023 – About 13 percent of Albania’s resident working-age population is likely going to leave the country in the next few years unless immediate measures are taken to increase

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Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

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By GENC POLLO Ten days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, standing on the side of visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the media that he was against the bilateralization of the

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Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

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By ANDI BALLA The recent Albania-Italy bilateral deal aimed at processing irregular migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean in camps within Albanian territory under Italian extraterritorial jurisdiction has sparked intense debate

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Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

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By Daniel Serwer, Nov. 15, 2023 The EU-proposed draft of the statute for the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo is now widely available. Is it good, or is it bad? The answer

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Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

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The Council of Albanian Ambassadors has issued the following statement in Tirana on Nov. 15, 2023: The Council of Albanian Ambassadors assesses that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and Albania for

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Op-Ed - Page 11

From the Nile to the Balkans

The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

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

Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

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