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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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Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

By Marjana Doda, This feature draws on exclusive insights from an interview with Ambassador Tayyar Kagan Atay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Tirana. On the occasion of the 102nd

2 days ago

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Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice

The Rama–Kurti clash over the war crimes tribunal highlights deeper structural tensions, from unimplemented agreements to competing regional agendas. The latest clash between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo’s Albin Kurti

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Has the United States’ foreign policy failed in the Western Balkans?

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Agim Nesho The establishment of Serbia’s new government and the emergence of ultra-nationalist pro-Russian figures like Vulin deal a heavy blow to Western policy and its strategy to bring Serbia closer to

1 year ago

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The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

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When the newly elected European Parliament convenes this year on July 16 there will be an empty seat in the plenary hall within the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg. Fredi Beleri, a

1 year ago

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Why Albania sees Kosovo as an Autonomous Province of hers

Books·Op-Ed

The article below was first published on Feb. 26, 2020 in the Tirana Observatory. Many of the issues affecting the Albania-Kosovo relationship remain the same since then, albeit new issues have risen

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

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By Karl von Habsburg In mid-December last year, a friend from Ukraine paid a visit to Vienna. Ihor Zhaloba, a historian from Chernivtsi, a university professor, a member of the Ukrainian Academy

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

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The head of Albania’s opposition, Sali Berisha(1), Albania’s former President and a former two-term Prime Minister, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Mr. Berisha’s arrest follows a two-year period of dramatic

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Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

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TIRANA, Nov. 30, 2023 – About 13 percent of Albania’s resident working-age population is likely going to leave the country in the next few years unless immediate measures are taken to increase

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

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By GENC POLLO Ten days ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, standing on the side of visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the media that he was against the bilateralization of the

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Op-Ed

By ANDI BALLA The recent Albania-Italy bilateral deal aimed at processing irregular migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean in camps within Albanian territory under Italian extraterritorial jurisdiction has sparked intense debate

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

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By Daniel Serwer, Nov. 15, 2023 The EU-proposed draft of the statute for the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo is now widely available. Is it good, or is it bad? The answer

2 years ago

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Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

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The Council of Albanian Ambassadors has issued the following statement in Tirana on Nov. 15, 2023: The Council of Albanian Ambassadors assesses that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and Albania for

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

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Biting satire by LUTFI DERVISHI One of the world’s most complicated conflicts, the Arab-Israeli conflict, could be resolved by Albania. It’s not just about offering ideas, which we’ve never lacked, but it’s

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Op-Ed - Page 7

Obituary

Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice

Has the United States’ foreign policy failed in the Western Balkans?

The Empty Seat in Strasbourg

Why Albania sees Kosovo as an Autonomous Province of hers

Op/Ed: The Future of Europe – Assuming Responsibility with Courage

Op/Ed: Is Albania slipping into a one-party system?

Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

Op/Ed: The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

Op/Ed: Is the controversial Albania-Italy deal an anti-migration publicity stunt?

Op/Ed: EU’s ASM draft: The good, the bad and the unwritten

Council of Albanian Ambassadors on the agreement between Albania and Italy for refugees.

Op/Ed: 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza to Albania!

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