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USA and Albania toast the 248th Anniversary of US Independence Day

USA and Albania toast the 248th Anniversary of US Independence Day

Courtesy of New York Magazine Erjola Braha, recently celebrated by Forbes Italia, presents Robert Mondavi’s wines at the official ceremony organized in Tirana on the occasion of US Independence Day. The United States Embassy in Tirana celebrated the 248th Anniversary

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Albanians Fighting Cancer – AFC USA – Gala Concert with Impromptu Singalongs Elevates Pride Craving More Encores

Albanians Fighting Cancer – AFC USA – Gala Concert with Impromptu Singalongs Elevates Pride Craving More Encores

Rafaela Prifti “The first time I heard the name Albanians Fighting Cancer AFC, it was through a GoFundMe page that someone launched for a relative with a cancer diagnosis,” said Fotini Kokeri of the Kosloski Family Foundation at the Gala

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“Give me a Laboratory and I Will Move the World”

“Give me a Laboratory and I Will Move the World”

It was French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist Bruno Latour who came up with the gripping title you read above. I came across Latour’s work some months ago, and I was fascinated. Today’s piece stands on the shoulders of that work.

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Call to Arms for the ‘Next Generation’

Call to Arms for the ‘Next Generation’

Albania is in a precarious situation at the moment. We are faced with a prevailing cultural acceptance of complacency and corruption. This reality had periodically made itself known to me during my summer trips back to Albania. Truthfully, however, this

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AIIS discusses Albania-Germany relations with Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann

AIIS discusses Albania-Germany relations with Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann

TIRANA, Aug. 7, 2024 – Representatives of the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) participated in a meeting where Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann discussed key issues with Albanian civil society representatives and other actors.  Accompanied by a delegation, the

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Analysis: Himara by-election raises concerns over 2025 national vote, relations with Greece

Analysis: Himara by-election raises concerns over 2025 national vote, relations with Greece

TIRANA, Aug. 6, 2024 – Vangjel Tavo, the Socialist Party candidate, won the race for mayor of Himara in by-elections held on Sunday, defeating his rival Petraq Gjikuria of the opposition coalition by about 1,500 votes. The results mark a

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Qatar Square to serve as Tirana’s newest hub and vital part of New Boulevard project

Qatar Square to serve as Tirana’s newest hub and vital part of New Boulevard project

TIRANA, July 25, 2024 – The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a grant agreement with the Municipality of Tirana to establish Qatar Square, a significant development in the heart of Albania’s capital.  The €11 million project, to be

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Analysis: Bells toll for Albania’s demographics as census results confirm corrosive effects of massive emigration

Analysis: Bells toll for Albania’s demographics as census results confirm corrosive effects of massive emigration

TIRANA, July 4, 2024 – The much anticipated and much delayed results of the 2023 Census are out in Albania, confirming a massive population decline in 12 years and a worsening of all demographic indicators.  Albania’s population shrank by almost

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Obituary: Ismail Kadare, global literary titan who helped ‘making Albania’

Obituary: Ismail Kadare, global literary titan who helped ‘making Albania’

TIRANA, June 1, 2024 – Albania’s greatest writer and perennial Nobel Prize candidate, Ismail Kadare, has died at the age of 88.   Kadare had permanently moved back to his homeland of Albania from France in recent years and died of

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AIIS chosen as institutional partner of NATO Public Forum 2024 in Washington

AIIS chosen as institutional partner of NATO Public Forum 2024 in Washington

TIRANA, May 31, 2024 – The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has been chosen as an institutional partner of the NATO Public Forum 2024, the flagship public conference at the NATO Summit in Washington D.C. to be held on

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