1. The Last Cycle of Extremist Ideologies in the Old Continent – Council of Europe In 2011, the Council of Europe adopted the final version of the Convention on Preventing and
The Albanian Prime Minister’s suggestions have largely and consistently proven not to be in Kosovo’s best interest October 29, 2025 By Veton Suroi Last week, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama offered a
By Zef Preçi The recent decision of Albania’s Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption (SPAK) to formally indict Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Belinda Balluku on charges related to abuse of
By Fatos Lubonja The most disgusting thing, but at the same time absurd, unacceptable, repulsive and intolerable, which has characterised politics and the politicians in our country (traditionally), is the exercising of
By Janusz Bugajski A year of major international decisions is fast approaching. U.S. policies during 2007 will determine the long-term security of several crisis regions. The status of Kosova is the most
By Adrian Klosi Perhaps very few people have heard of the small rural settlement in the North of The Netherlands known as Makkinga, but there is every chance we will be hearing
By Janusz Bugajski Foreign policy has become a vital issue in American politics as candidates begin to line up for the 2008 presidential elections. With the death toll mounting among U.S. troops
By Alba Cela Here we are once again, trapped in the dark cold and boring nights of the Albanian winter. It’s the sixteenth season in a row with eyes glued to the
By Jerina Zaloshnja Serbia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vuk Dra۫ovi桴ook advantage of the two day summit of the OSCE in Vienna at the beginning of the week, to publicly reiterate Serbia’s stand towards
By Mentor Nazarko In its policy towards Albania, over the past fifteen years Greece has had two principle action agendas to realize: a political agenda, with a historical background, and the other
By Janusz Bugajski NATO’s “transformation summit” in Latvia was intended to map the course of the Alliance for the next decade and adapt it both politically and militarily to 21st century security
By Janusz Bugajski Western officials have assumed that Russia will accept the majority decision by the Contact Group and the UN Security Council in support of Kosova’s de jure independence. However, concern
Jelica Minic came to Albania this October for the conference “The final status of Kosova and Security in the Balkans”, an event organized by the Albanian Institute for International Studies. An economist
By Janusz Bugajski There are four reasons why the Black Sea region is important for the security of Europe and the Atlantic Alliance: state integrity, military security, economic cohesion, and international cooperation.