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Op-Ed

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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Op-Ed

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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Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

Op-Ed

How it is that such a burden comes to Albania’s poor shores will be an outstanding mystery loaded with doubt and resentment. The absurd and dystopian reality of migration detention centres are

2 years ago

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Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Nov. 2, 2023 – Albania’s former prime minister, Sali Berisha, is being investigated for “passive corruption” by Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), with a specialized court ruling

2 years ago

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Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

Op-Ed

By Veton Surroi When this text is published, there will be a day of mourning in Serbia because of the “tragedy in Banjska”. Thus, an explanation of the acceptability of the action

2 years ago

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The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op-Ed

By Tanja Fajon, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia, Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria, Gordan Radman Grlic, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia In

2 years ago

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Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Op-Ed

By Dr Valentina Dedi*, Lead Economic Advisor, Consulting International, KBR Today’s focus on climate commitments, while ensuring energy security and affordability, seem to have created a new momentum for nuclear energy. The

2 years ago

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Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these

2 years ago

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Albania's parliament (Photo: PoA Handout)

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Sept. 4, 2023 – As Albania’s parliament convenes after summer vacation, the main opposition Democratic Party has shattered into three different factions, with the faction with a smaller voter and MP

2 years ago

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Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Main·News·Op-Ed

TIRANA, Aug. 16, 2023 — The arrest and three-month-long pretrial detention of Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara, a coastal town in southwestern Albania, has ignited a diplomatic row between Albania

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Op-Ed

By GENC POLLO The standard definition of a political prisoner is “someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner’s detention”. If it

2 years ago

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Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

Features·Op-Ed

Several key U.S. and European lawmakers have sent an open letter requesting changes to the current international approach to the Kosovo-Serbia crisis. Tirana Times is publishing its full text below: To: Miroslav

2 years ago

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Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

International·Op-Ed

By JONATHAN TERRA Will anything that happened in Vilnius really matter in the foreseeable future? After all, in terms of diplomatic and material support, training, logistics, intel-sharing, and coordinated strategic goals, Ukraine

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Op-Ed - Page 8

Obituary

Türkiye and Albania: From Shared Past to Strategic Future

Albania–Kosovo Rift Weakens the Albanian Voice

Migration Management – a weight too Big for the EU but not for Albania

Analysis: Corruption probe involving former prime minister seen as litmus test for Albania’s new justice system

Op/ed: The end of a policy at the gates of the monastery?

The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity

Op/ed: Nuclear energy still a long-term option for Albania

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Analysis: Calls for unity grow as divided DP faces hard future

Analysis: Continued detention of elected mayor strains Albanian-Greek relations

Op/Ed: The Beleri case as bellwether for democracy in Albania

Open Letter: Balance and proportionality must return in dealing with Kosovo and Serbia

Op/Ed: NATO Summit in Vilnius: Full of Drama, but Few Surprises

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