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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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File photo. Supporters of the opposition shout anti-government slogans during a protest in Tirana, Albania, 8 June 2019. [Malton Dibra/EPA/EFE]

Albania has voted – will it be a new momentum for its EU path?

By Tobias Rüttershoff and Teona Lavrelashvili Pressed by major challenges such as endemic corruption, brain drain and economic hurdles, Albania needs a strong and stable political establishment that will push for an ambitious
5 years ago
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The pride of the Republic of Poland

The 230th anniversary of the enactment of the Polish Constitution, the first in Europe, should be an inspiring holiday for the whole of today’s Europe by Andrzej DUDA Filled with the joy
5 years ago
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A member of parliament and one of Albania’s wealthiest business owners, Tom Doshi, has been at the center of a political storm this week.

Tom Doshi wins Albania

The election results are still being counted and there might as well be surprises around the corner. However, the current consolidated trend with around 40 percent of the national ballots being counted
5 years ago
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The lives of others, the vote of the party

900000 citizens paired with “political patrons” prior to general elections An online media investigation revealed this week in Albania that the personal data of more than 900.000 citizens, living in Tirana, a
5 years ago
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Elections in a captured state

By Veton Surroi Is Albania a captured state? Why? Is it alone, or a mere part of a group of other captured Western Balkan states? Those are the questions I looked at
5 years ago
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