Today: Oct 29, 2025

Op-Ed - Page 35

State Capture and Electoral Manipulation

ODIHR Report on Albania’s 2025 Elections Tirana, October 25, 2025. The final report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Albania’s May 11 parliamentary elections paints a
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Obituary

Remembering Janusz Bugajski: Scholar, Mentor, and Lifelong Friend of the Balkans Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025) The international academic and analytical community has lost one of its most lucid and principled voices. Janusz Bugajski,
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How to read the upcoming boycott

Alba Cela Faced with two political sides that are increasingly starting to resemble boisterous street gangs, Albanians are voicing their decision to stay away from the ballot box on June 30. The
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Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

LETTER TO THE EDITOR   Dear Editor, I heard Austrian Ambassador Johann Sattler commenting on Albania’s current political situation while he was in Shkodra. Among other things, he touched upon the infamous
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Albania’s crisis – the way out

By David L. Phillips   Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama threatened to fire President Ilir Meta for postponing local elections. Meta is justifiably concerned that a ballot in today’s volatile climate could
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