By Piro Misha Some time ago Blendi Fevziu told me about the surprise he had felt when, while he was interviewing people in order to gather material for a TV program, he found out that a significant part of them
By Janusz Bugajski Fifty years after the birth of the European Union, the question of further enlargement remains uncertain. The EU is struggling with three fundamental questions: its depth, breadth, and clout. Regarding depth, the failure to pass the Constitutional
There is no specific reason why one should even believe, let alone get enthusiastic by a political promise especially when made in an electoral context. Yet there is this one single statement that strikes right to the heart of every
Serbia has only two cards left in the ongoing struggle over Kosova – Russia’s resistance to independence and the threat of conflict. As Moscow’s reaction remains uncertain, the prospect of conflict is becoming Serbia’s primary argument in trying to delay
Pamela G. Griffin is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Albanian Visual Arts Across Borders (FAVA). She is also member of the development Board of the Albanian National Gallery of Arts. Pamela and her husband have been in Albania
By Janusz Bugajski While the world awaits the final decision on Kosova’s status, it is valuable to review the worst-case alternatives to an independent state. Non-independence and non-sovereignty may not only destabilize Kosova, unsettle the broader region, and necessitate longer
By Alba ȥla It took a very bumpy road to be traveled but finally the local elections of 2007 were more or less successfully completed. What follows is a confusing and somewhat comic contestation of the results with each part
By Adri Nurellari Amidst the many resemblances between the 2005 parliamentary elections and local government polls of 2007 one can identify the indefinable election results which permit both sides, Left and Right, to claim they have won the majority of
By John Colston NATO’s Riga Summit last November sent two clear messages to countries who aspire to join the NATO Alliance: a message of encouragement and support; and a message that NATO’s process of enlargement will continue to be based
By Marcie B. Ries Recently, the United States Embassy in Tirana has become the Point of Contact Embassy for Albania as a NATO aspirant, succeeding the Embassy of Poland. This means that my Embassy is responsible for facilitating contact and
