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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

2 weeks ago

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Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

By Gjergj Erebara Tirana Times, April 11, 2026 – Prime Minister Edi Rama recently declared that he feels offended by the widespread assumption that his government is systemically corrupt, offering as a

3 weeks ago

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“Albania’s NATO commitment is a commitment to the region”

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By Ilir Meta In the capacities of the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Albania, but especially as a witness and protagonist of my country’s nearly

7 years ago

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Editorial: For whom the bell tolls? The foreshadow of regress is already here

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL This week, the majority of the MPs in the Dutch parliament took a vote to ask to their government for the return of the visa regime with Albania. The

7 years ago

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Anti-Chinese hysteria as the wrong response approach

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TIRANA TIMES OP-ED The higher ranks of the Albanian Executive, from the Prime Minister himself to the Minister of interior Affairs and the Minister of Infrastructure down to the Albanian police chiefs

7 years ago

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Editorial: Twice the crime, twice the terror: a day of reckoning for Albania and its security

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL It is the most bitter of ironies that in the same time when Albania celebrates the 10th anniversary of NATO membership, a membership into the strongest, most efficient and

7 years ago

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The saga of foreign affairs fake drama persists

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TIRANA TIMES OP-ED Another week, another important press conference with the presence of none less than the foreign affairs minister who has to communicate something of crucial importance to the Albanian public.

7 years ago

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Serbia’s ‘Greater Albania’ project

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By Janusz Bugajski Serbia’s government may be planning to eliminate Kosova statehood by supporting a “Greater Albanian” project. Since the break-up of Yugoslavia, officials in Belgrade have toyed with various solutions that

7 years ago

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The challenges of Albanian democratic consolidation

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By Dr. Elez Biberaj Albania is facing its most serious predicament since its implosion in 1997 – a deteriorating political situation, the practical dismantling of the check-and-balance system, and a seemingly collapsed

7 years ago

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Editorial: The Foreign Policy and Foreign Service in jeopardy: Bring back the law

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL It has been the consistent constructively critical approach of this paper to keep the actors of foreign policy accountable by carefully examining their positions, narratives and actions. Recently there

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A Few Words on the Eventual Candidacy of Fredi Beleri for Himara’s Mayorship

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By Nikollaq Neranxi * The head of OMONIA, Fredi Beleri aims to present his candidacy to become Mayor of the Municipality of Himara and such an effort has been made by him

7 years ago

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Editorial: Make no mistake: the Crisis is exacerbating!

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL There is an expression in Albanian “from rain to hail” that captures with some needed simplicity the development of the complex and problematic political situation nowadays. The persistence

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20 years of Poland in NATO

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*This speech was held by the Polish Ambassador Karol Bachura at the AIIS conference: “20 Years of NATO, 10 Years of Albanian membership” From 1989, long before NATO and EU membership

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Op-Ed - Page 40

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

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

Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

“Albania’s NATO commitment is a commitment to the region”

Editorial: For whom the bell tolls? The foreshadow of regress is already here

Anti-Chinese hysteria as the wrong response approach

Editorial: Twice the crime, twice the terror: a day of reckoning for Albania and its security

The saga of foreign affairs fake drama persists

Serbia’s ‘Greater Albania’ project

The challenges of Albanian democratic consolidation

Editorial: The Foreign Policy and Foreign Service in jeopardy: Bring back the law

A Few Words on the Eventual Candidacy of Fredi Beleri for Himara’s Mayorship

Editorial: Make no mistake: the Crisis is exacerbating!

20 years of Poland in NATO

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In the Eye of the Storm – Farmers of Albania

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