Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.
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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania.
He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).
By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,
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By Elez Biberaj Ph.D, Thank you so much for the invitation to participate in this important conference. I am delighted and honored to be here to mark the 20th anniversary of the
TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Yes, that is the debate between the two political groupings– governing Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and main opposition Socialist Party of Edi Rama. Ahead of
By Albert Rakipi Those who have portrayed the leaders of the Balkans as nationalists have been mistaken. That is perhaps a mistake everybody makes initially. At least the last one hundred years
By Albert Rakipi Albanian Institute for International Studies If Serbia were indeed a functioning liberal democracy, Foreign Minister Vuk Jermic would have resigned the day after the publication of the International Court
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Interview with Nicholas Pano By Edlira Majko The Albanian Institute for International Studies and its partners organized last weekend the international conference “Twenty Years After: Rethinking Democracy and State in Albania” where
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