Reinier de Graaf Explains Reinier de Graaf

Tirana Times, June 30, 2026 – When Tirana Times published Reinier de Graaf’s open letter from The Albanian Files, it did so because the text had already become one of the most discussed and controversial passages of the book. The letter, written in March 2025, appeared to call, in deliberately provocative language, for Albania’s elections to be cancelled and for Prime Minister Edi Rama to remain in power indefinitely, even “maybe even King.” In the Albanian political context, especially at a moment of mass civic protests, concerns over opaque development projects, and growing criticism of personalized power, the text could not…