The WH signature fever exposes the hypocrisy and mediocrity in the Albanian capitals, as politicians foolishly rush to proclaim “historical achievement” over their social media accounts. If one followed the social media accounts of former statesmen and current ministers and MPs in Albania right after the Serbia and Kosovo sides signed at the White House, one would be legitimized to believe that finally the historical peace agreementwas coming through alongside with key regional cooperation dynamics. In fact none of the sort happened: in a document that sprawled topics from human rights to counter-terrorism and mostly put a freeze on the controversial bilateral items, Serbia and Kosovo once again “mostly agreed to disagree.” Indeed the hypocrisy and mediocre level of…
Out of the White House: a medley of engagements, worth of salutation but not of celebration
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