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A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

by Ferit Hoxha, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – There are moments in history when a country’s future is shaped by a single document. Such

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The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

Albania Serbia Diplomatic Clash Heats Up the Summer By Albert Rakipi, PhD Tirana Times, August 12, 2026 – The latest dispute over the Ibar River shows how quickly a real security issue

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The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

by David J. Kostelancik Tirana Times, July 18, 2026 – For years, the U.S. and the EU invested significant political capital, funding, and diplomatic pressure into helping Albania build one of the

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America and Albania: From Arch Adversaries to Strategic Partners

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By Dr. Elez Biberaj, Director Eurasia Division, Voice of America While we today mark the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of ties, the friendship between Albanians and Americans is much deeper. Thousands

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The Sputnik that came back to bite

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There is no vaccine for the serious problem of lack of maturity in foreign policy When the Russian embassy in Tirana a few weeks ago encouraged to the Albanian government to start

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Kosovo and Albania – Deconstruction of the Idea of Unification

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By Lulzim Peci ABSTRACT After the liberation of Kosovo in 1999 and its declaration of independence in 2008, opportunities emerged for more intensive bilateral relations between Kosovo and Albania. However, in despite

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Football match lays bare Spain’s disastrous policy towards Kosovo

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This article was initially published at Prishtina Insight and it was republished with permission. By Alejandro Esteso Pérez Madrid’s constant opposition to Kosovo on the international stage has produced little more than

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Bullies at the pulpit

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In an unprecedented, even for him, show of crass bullying the Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Party undertook the unethical enterprise of demeaning, mocking and ridiculing the competing candidates of

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The agreement between the Albanian government and the UAE breach the Stabilization and Association Agreement

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By Genc Pollo The Agreement for Economic Cooperation between Albania and the UAE was signed on 26 November 2020 in Abu Dhabi by PM and MFA Edi Rama and was incredibly swiftly

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Vaccines and personalities- a lesson in kidnapping the public debate

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While he may falter and fail in any other things, one has to give credit to Prime Minister Rama for his unyielding strategy of diverting attention and kidnapping the public debate when

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An Advocacy for Giving Precedence to the EU Copenhagen Criteria in the Western Balkans

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By Genc Pollo Among the precious little remaining friends of a quick EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans, the threat of non-friendly powers encroaching in the region is a recurring main argument.

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The Future of Europe

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By Karl von Habsburg A round birthday should not only be a reason for celebration, but also an opportunity for critical reflection. My father always seized his birthdays as opportunities for taking

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Twitter banned me too

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By Genc Pollo It’s been two weeks since my Twitter account was blocked; by Twitter itself. Perhaps it is of interest to explain how it happened. On 9 January, one day after

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Vaccine (geo)politics

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By Veton Surroi The line dividing Kosovo and Serbia now also marks the boundary between a country without any vaccines and a country becoming a leader in vaccination: an illustration of the

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Op-Ed - Page 25

A Quarter Century Since Ohrid: The Agreement That Gave North Macedonia Its Future

The Ibar River Should Carry Water, Not Nationalist Politics

The United States Helped Build SPAK. Now SPAK Must Do Its Job

America and Albania: From Arch Adversaries to Strategic Partners

The Sputnik that came back to bite

Kosovo and Albania – Deconstruction of the Idea of Unification

Football match lays bare Spain’s disastrous policy towards Kosovo

Bullies at the pulpit

The agreement between the Albanian government and the UAE breach the Stabilization and Association Agreement

Vaccines and personalities- a lesson in kidnapping the public debate

An Advocacy for Giving Precedence to the EU Copenhagen Criteria in the Western Balkans

The Future of Europe

Twitter banned me too

Vaccine (geo)politics

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Call to Arms for the ‘Next Generation’

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Criminal Enterprise and Investment Policy in Albania

Ollga Plumbi – The Woman from the Future

From Declaration to Deterrence: A Turning Point for Southeast Europe’s Security?

Promoting women’s leadership and participation in the next political elections is key for Albania

UNED Campus in Gjirokastra: A European Hub in the Western Balkans

A wasted chance for internal party democracy

Behind Albania’s Forest Crisis: Governance, Economy, and EU Accession

Zelenskyy’s Kosovo Stance Puts Solidarity With Ukraine to the Test

Albania’s Super Lek and the Falling Euro: Prosperity or a Warning Sign?

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