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From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

In 1919, Vatra, a pan-Albanian association functioning as something of a shadow Albanian government in the United States, made an unprecedented request to Secretary of State Robert Lansing: Albania should become an

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In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

If Rama wants to be the prime minister who ushers Albania into the European Union, he must first be the leader who makes Albania worth staying in. By ANDI BALLA In his

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United Arab Emirates ‘s Expanding Influence in Albania – Financial and Political Concerns

By Tirana Times TIRANA, March 20th (Tirana Times ) The Albanian government has nearly doubled the projected cost of its “Smart City” initiative, now expected to cost $118.5 million—up from the initially

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From staunch enemy to strategic partner: Albanian-American relations in transition

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In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

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If Rama wants to be the prime minister who ushers Albania into the European Union, he must first be the leader who makes Albania worth staying in. By ANDI BALLA In his

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United Arab Emirates ‘s Expanding Influence in Albania – Financial and Political Concerns

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News Analysis: A Geopolitical Shift in the Western Balkans?

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Trilateral Defense Pact Between Albania, Croatia, and Kosovo Redefines Regional Security Architecture? A new security alignment is taking shape in Southeastern Europe, as three nations deepen military cooperation—sparking regional tensions and redefining

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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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Is Albania’s new dominant-party system here to stay?

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By ANDI BALLA The ruling Socialist Party scored a sweeping victory in Albania’s May 14, 2023 municipal elections. SP won 54 out of 61 municipalities, including every single large city. Socialist mayors

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Why tensions between Serbia and Kosovo are flaring

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By Veton Surroi The first lesson of the events of these days in the four northern municipalities of Kosovo is that the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is not over. Even after

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What do Albania’s upcoming municipal elections mean for foreign investors?

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NEWS ANALYSIS TIRANA, April 19, 2023 – Albania’s political parties have started campaigning across the country for the upcoming May 14 municipal elections, which will determine the mayors and municipal council members

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Concerns raised as Tirana mulls exiting ICSID over Becchetti affair €120-million judgement

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TIRANA, April 11, 2023 – With Albania’s government losing its final appeal to reverse a €120-million penalty in the Francesco Becchetti affair case earlier this month, Tirana is mulling exiting the jurisdiction

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Why Albania’s domestic PR wars are being fought abroad

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A lot of effort and money has been spent in a PR war in the Western press between Albania’s main political parties; which raises the question: Why are Albanian parties fighting a

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Albania’s demographic bill comes due

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The lowest birth rates on record and the long-term implications are part of the massive demographic bill Albanians are paying for having an exceptionally high per-capita emigration rate. By ANDI BALLA TIRANA,

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