Today: Apr 29, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 88

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
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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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All at Sea

Tirana Times Editorial Staff TIRANA, May 17 – Almost a year prior to the general parliamentary elections of Summer 2013 two new political parties with serious claims are entering the Albanian political
14 years ago
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The foggy European perspective of Albania

By: Veton Surroi Tirana, April 19 – At the time of celebrating the 100th anniversary of independence, Albania will not be a candidate for EU membership. The impact of this prospect is
14 years ago
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Learning from Australia’s example

As Albania tries to better develop its mining and natural resources sector, there are lessons and investment opportunities in Australia’s successful example, says Australian Ambassador Jenny Bloomfield in speech to Conference on
14 years ago
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A New Deal for Greece and Albania

By: Ambassador (ad honorem) Alexandros Mallias Tirana, April 12 – Since Homer, the journey to Ithaca has always been an individual as well as a collective journey. My generation has been the
14 years ago
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Albania in the next ten years

An Agenda for Change By: Albert Rakipi TIRANA, April 5 – Following the collapse of the communist regime two decades ago, Albania has undergone some of the deepest political, economic and social
14 years ago
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Albania could use more than political healing

Tirana Times Tirana, March 29 – Sitting in his newly established office, Dr. Dieter Klein doesn’t look as though he’s only just arrived in Albania. Though in reality he has been in
14 years ago
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Albania since 1989, the Hoxhaist Legacy

By Bernd J. Fischer When Enver Hoxha, Albania’s long-time Stalinist dictator, was buried with honors under the socialist realist statue of Mother Albania in the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Tirana, the date of
14 years ago
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Democratization through the eyes of a Euroskeptic

By Anastasia Nazarko – In an exclusive interview with Tirana Times, Albania’s well-known political analyst, Blendi Kajsiu, discusses his skepticism of the EU project, Albania’s transition, and his work as a social
14 years ago
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Albania in 2012

The year of Albania’s centennial will likely be politically stable and economically lukewarm, but it will also be key to the country’s future. TIRANA, Jan. 05 – Twenty-twelve is special for Albania
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