Op-Ed - Page 58

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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

1 week ago

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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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Op-Ed/Bernd Fischer: Albanians should reconsider ‘Trump Boulevard’

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By Bernd Fischer I was a bit amused and more than a little astonished to learn that a street in Kamza has been named after Donald Trump, the new American president.

9 years ago

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Editorial: Albania’s little dangerous Potemkins

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Focusing on virtual realities hurts both the people and the government Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favorite of Catherine the Great. His rule is associated

9 years ago

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Fighting for a stronger Europe!

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By Sigmar Gabriel It’s your birthday, Europe! Sixty years ago, on 25 March 1957, the founding members of the European Union signed the Treaties of Rome. This date is a major crossroads

9 years ago

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Editorial: Albanian political crisis: Going nowhere, doing nothing

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There is a well-known and popular expression in Albanian to express irony and frustration to futility and losing time. The saying goes: “Where were we? Nowhere. What did we do? Nothing.” The

9 years ago

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Editorial: Unburdened for all the wrong reasons

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The key political event of this week was the change of four ministers of the Rama cabinet, all of them of the Socialist Party. Two of the ministers have key positions: that

9 years ago

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News analysis: Questions abound as interior minister sacked

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Kadri Hazbiu, an interior minister in communist Albania, was executed in 1983 after being sacked. Hazbiu had been the longest serving interior minister during the dictatorship period – a champion of success

9 years ago

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Reflecting on women in Albania instead of a well-deserved party

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By Alba à‡ela The beginning of the month of March in Albania brings along with the new season two important holidays, 7 and 8 of March respectively Teachers’ Day and Women’s Day.

9 years ago

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Open letter to the Academy of Sciences

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In an open letter to the Albanian Academy of Sciences, Aleksander Dhima, the first Albanian anthropologist with more than four decades of experience, condemns the Academy’s failure to elect him as an

9 years ago

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Matryoshkas and friends

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By Genc Pollo* The matryoshkas are a set of egg-shaped, empty, wooden dolls painted as a mature woman and they fit into one another from the smaller to the biggest one. They

9 years ago

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The General is a lady and why we need women at the decision-making table

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By Dewi van de Weerd Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands This week we celebrated Women’s Day in Albania. But also, a National Conference took place on women, peace and security.

9 years ago

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Editorial: Oil concessions in Albania: The rich, the poor and the dirty

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The inhabitants of Zharrez, a small village of the Fier region, which has suffered considerable damage due to fracking by the companies that extract oil there, were not put off by the

9 years ago

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Op-Ed - Page 58

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

Op-Ed/Bernd Fischer: Albanians should reconsider ‘Trump Boulevard’

Editorial: Albania’s little dangerous Potemkins

Fighting for a stronger Europe!

Editorial: Albanian political crisis: Going nowhere, doing nothing

Editorial: Unburdened for all the wrong reasons

News analysis: Questions abound as interior minister sacked

Reflecting on women in Albania instead of a well-deserved party

Open letter to the Academy of Sciences

Matryoshkas and friends

The General is a lady and why we need women at the decision-making table

Editorial: Oil concessions in Albania: The rich, the poor and the dirty

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Call to Arms for the ‘Next Generation’

Omnipotence for the hour

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The Re-election of Donald Trump and its Implications

In the Eye of the Storm – Farmers of Albania

Kosovo is not fashionable!

A wasted chance for internal party democracy

Elmar Brok: Berisha calls for liberation – Rama’s power crumbles

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Albania’s EU bid faces IBAR delay

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