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EU Integration as Compass: Albania’s Foreign Policy Vision in a Shifting World

By Ferit Hoxha Anyone who knows even a little about Albania is aware that the cornerstone of Albanian foreign policy in the post-communist period has been a clear orientation toward the Euro-Atlantic

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On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

by Nikola Kedhi Tirana Times, April 20, 2026 – On the evening of April 12, 2026, Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most scrutinized, most condemned, most exhaustively theorized leader, conceded defeat in a parliamentary

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A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe. By David J. Kostelancik Lawmakers from both parties in

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Putin, Belarus and the glorious Albanian OSCE chairmanship

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In the sweltering heat of the dog days of August, a surprising news item graced the opening of the prime time news editions of the main pro-government televisions: that Russian President Putin had recommended strongly to his Belarusian counterpart to

6 years ago

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The lesson from Beirut: corruption is a weapon of mass destruction

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By Alba Çela As a terrible tragedy hit yesterday the Lebanese capital Beirut where a mass explosion of unsafely stored ammonium nitrate claimed hundreds of lives, thousands of livelihoods and wrecked half

6 years ago

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From Vancouver to Vladivostok -the perilous direction of the Albanian democracy slide

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In one of the heaviest sessions of the Albanian parliament, the past meddled into the present with all its heavy baggage of polarization, aggressive name-calling and utilization of history. Three decades after

6 years ago

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Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Back to Limbo

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JELICA MINIĆ Step by step, the idea and practice of the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo has been gaining ground over the last decade. Despite obstructions, stagnation and backsliding, this dialogue has

6 years ago

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The Albanian OSCE Chairmanship 2020 or how the values and norms of the organization were trodden upon at the top

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By Genc Pollo Last week the OSCE could not reach the required consensus to reappoint its Secretary General and the current heads of its three institutions: the Office for Democratic Institutions and

6 years ago

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Time to bring back rule of law in Albania’s foreign service

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News Analysis Debates regarding the candidacy of the new Albanian Ambassador to Athens, Luela Hajderaga, have dominated the meetings of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee during the past few days. The strongest

6 years ago

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COVID 19: Pandemics, Infodemics, and Geopolitics

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KRISTINA LANI While COVID-19 quickly spread around the globe and the term ‘pandemic’ opened news programs ranging from CNN to small local stations in virtually every town, citizens soon understood that, besides

6 years ago

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Greek-Italian Agreement may Benefit the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries with Albania

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BLEDAR FETA Enough reasons for optimism Many in Athens and Tirana are optimistic. They strongly believe that a negotiation on the basis of the Greek-Italian deal can be of great benefit in

6 years ago

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You can’t have your cake and eat it too

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It was the deal of the year, the fulfillment of the first condition to proceed ahead with the accession negotiations and it was heralded as a major achievement by international stakeholders from

6 years ago

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From the National Theater of Tirana to the Haghia Sophia of Istanbul

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By Genc Pollo In April 2009, then a Deputy Prime Minister I led the Albanian delegation to the Second Global Forum Alliance of Civilizations that was held in Istanbul. This UN endorsed

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Albania Kosovo – Unity, damage control and nationalism

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After “daci bao” sent by The Hague for President Thaci The two days visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Kosovo which just concluded had a pretty intensive agenda. There were

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Op-Ed - Page 28

EU Integration as Compass: Albania’s Foreign Policy Vision in a Shifting World

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Putin, Belarus and the glorious Albanian OSCE chairmanship

The lesson from Beirut: corruption is a weapon of mass destruction

From Vancouver to Vladivostok -the perilous direction of the Albanian democracy slide

Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Back to Limbo

The Albanian OSCE Chairmanship 2020 or how the values and norms of the organization were trodden upon at the top

Time to bring back rule of law in Albania’s foreign service

COVID 19: Pandemics, Infodemics, and Geopolitics

Greek-Italian Agreement may Benefit the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries with Albania

You can’t have your cake and eat it too

From the National Theater of Tirana to the Haghia Sophia of Istanbul

Albania Kosovo – Unity, damage control and nationalism

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