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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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Russia’s “hybrid war” in the Western Balkans

Op-Ed

By Dr. Dušan Janjić Opposition to NATO enlargement has been a constant in Russian foreign policy, from the collapse of the Soviet Union and up to the present day. This concept, defined

4 years ago

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The Budapest-Vilnius segment and the Kyiv-Tirana-Pristina triangle

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO Back 28 years ago in Budapest, on December 5, 1994, I participated as a member of the Albanian delegation in the summit of the Conference on Security and Cooperation

4 years ago

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Ireland’s forgotten humanitarian aid to Albania, 1945-1947

Features·Op-Ed

By Dr Jérôme aan de Wiel, School of History, University College Cork (UCC) Cork, Ireland In February 1939, Professor Mary Ryan, Ireland’s first ever female professor working in the university of Cork

4 years ago

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Let’s Give a Chance to a New Era of Youth Change Makers

Op-Ed

An op-ed by Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Igli Hasani and Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Vincenzo Del Monaco published on Albanian Daily News newspaper, 28 February 2022

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Editorial: Place your bets – Mayoral by-elections in Albania: What’s at stake?

Editorial·Op-Ed

The upcoming local by-elections in six municipalities to pick mayors for a short mandate would have been routine and without any special political significance in different circumstances. But because of the dramatic

4 years ago

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Op/Ed: The truth about Kosovo-Albania investments

Op-Ed

By Fatos Çoçoli On the eve of Kosovo marking 15 years of existence as the newest European state,, since its establishment on February 17, 2007, 90 cooperation agreements have been signed between

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A president at trial

Op-Ed

The sad truth of the never ending transition The process of the constitutional court which is validating the claims that led to the impeachment of the Albanian president Meta is slowly becoming

4 years ago

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Serbia can never reverse Kosovo’s Independence

International·Op-Ed·Region

By Alon Ben-Meir, expert on Middle East and West Balkan affairs, international negotiations, and conflict resolution. It’s time for the Serbian government to wake up to the reality that under any circumstances

4 years ago

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Op-Ed: Diplomacy over War; Truth over Lies

Op-Ed

By Ambassador Jeff Hovenier* The world is watching Russia’s pattern of unprovoked aggression toward Ukraine. Russia’s actions are a threat not only to Ukraine, but to Europe and to the international rules-based

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Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

Features·Op-Ed·Premium

By ALBERT RAKIPI, Ph.D. On July 1, 2016, at the inauguration of the massive Osman Gazi Bridge, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama appeared as a passenger in a Turkish presidential limousine with

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Conflict in Ukraine and Kosovo are Connected

Op-Ed

By David L. Phillips and Lulzim Peci Vladimir Putin claims that protecting ethnic Russians justifies military action against Ukraine. Putin’s concern for Ukraine’s Russian minority is bombastic. His greater global goal is

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Op-Ed - Page 18

From the Nile to the Balkans

The Strategic Price of Non-Enlargement

The Political Myth of the “Beautiful Protest”

Russia’s “hybrid war” in the Western Balkans

The Budapest-Vilnius segment and the Kyiv-Tirana-Pristina triangle

Ireland’s forgotten humanitarian aid to Albania, 1945-1947

Let’s Give a Chance to a New Era of Youth Change Makers

Editorial: Place your bets – Mayoral by-elections in Albania: What’s at stake?

Op/Ed: The truth about Kosovo-Albania investments

A president at trial

Serbia can never reverse Kosovo’s Independence

Op-Ed: Diplomacy over War; Truth over Lies

Albanian-Turkish relations: The perils of change

Conflict in Ukraine and Kosovo are Connected

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The UNED Campus in Gjirokaster a gateway to global academic excellence and a bridge to Europe

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