Editorial: Why foreign policy is missing from Albania’s electoral campaign

By ALBERT RAKIPI It is understandable that in a small country like Albania foreign policy is not going to get much attention on the campaign trail. That’s even more the case in a small country that is poor, has frighteningly high unemployment and has a state system that is so weak it cannot guarantee its citizens the basics of quality in services like infrastructure, healthcare, education and justice. These take priority, and so foreign policy has to take a back seat. The political context has changed too. In the early days of Albania’s transition, foreign policy was seen as a…