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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).
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).

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,
2 days ago
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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
4 days ago
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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
5 days ago
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Poland. Her middle name is History 

by KAROL NAWROCKI President of the National Remembrance Institute. We want to tell you about the extraordinary history of Poland, a country that has not only suffered as few other countries have,
5 years ago
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The German cold shoulder to Open Balkans

The most recent visit of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel to the region, specifically to Serbia and Albania, was scrutinized into one singular dimension: whether she would endorse the controversial ‘Open Balkans’ initiative.
5 years ago
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Hypocrisy Concept. Man and Woman Sitting on Huge Mask Separated on Smiling and Sad Crying Parts. Male and Female Characters Lying to Each Other, Hide Real Emotions Cartoon Flat Vector Illustration

The bitter irony of the “right moment” to depart politics

Before anyone even takes their seat in the new session of the Albanian Parliament, scheduled to have the inaugural meeting next week, the act of demission performed in a careful media savvy
5 years ago
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