The Albania’s Elections- The State Vs. The Opposition

Any hopes that the Parliamentary Elections of the 25th of April would break the vicious circle of contested election results turning into the predominant cause of conflict between political parties in post-communist Albania have been quashed. On the 25th of April, the Democratic

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Special Report – Albanian Elections and Political Parties since 1991

Special Report – Albanian Elections and Political Parties since 1991

By Albert Rakipi With the elections of April 25, Albania’s citizens and political leaders have a real chance to return the country to the democratic path, to build a consensus and cooperation to advance the agenda of the country’s development

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Changing Course: Can Kosovo Choose to Redirect its Foreign Policy

Changing Course: Can Kosovo Choose to Redirect its Foreign Policy

By Donika Emini Kosovo is in a period of profound change. The latest developments following the snap elections call attention to the state of our knowledge and expertise about change processes in governmental decision making. Expectations are high as the

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The New European War

The New European War

While President Donald Trump has periodically downplayed the importance of NATO, without Allied solidarity in a range of contests, including military capabilities, cyberspace proficiency, economic development, and democracy protection, America will be increasingly exposed to hostile actions by Beijing and

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Kosovo and Albania – Deconstruction of the Idea of Unification

Kosovo and Albania – Deconstruction of the Idea of Unification

By Lulzim Peci ABSTRACT After the liberation of Kosovo in 1999 and its declaration of independence in 2008, opportunities emerged for more intensive bilateral relations between Kosovo and  Albania. However, in despite of this newfound momentum for increased cooperation, the

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Vaccine (geo)politics

Vaccine (geo)politics

By Veton Surroi The line dividing Kosovo and Serbia now also marks the boundary between a country without any vaccines and a country becoming a leader in vaccination: an illustration of the geopolitical challenges of COVID-19. 1. A Bulgarian friend

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Why Albania’s Foreign Policy toward Serbia Should Change

Why Albania’s Foreign Policy toward Serbia Should Change

By Albert Rakipi Ph.D. The issuing of official charges and the start of a trial for the former top leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the Specialist Chambers in The Hague are an extreme development that may have serious

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Albania in 2021: a country in front of the ballot box

Albania in 2021: a country in front of the ballot box

Albania managed to barely survive a very difficult year. As the entire world was reeling due to the Covid-19 pandemics, Albania was carrying the additional scars of two powerful earthquakes of the previous year (2019).  The virus then went over

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Disagreements between Albania and Kosovo intensifies

Disagreements between Albania and Kosovo intensifies

The doubts that the relationship between the Acting President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani and the Prime Minister Edi Rama had become just a bureaucratic formality, were confirmed today after Prime Minister Rama attacked directly Osmani, for using her visit in

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Chinese technology as a tool of foreign policy: the case of Albania

Chinese technology as a tool of foreign policy: the case of Albania

by Loren Koçollari During the last decades, Chinese foreign policy has been the focus of the researchers, and there’s an ongoing interest to see how technology has been used or will be used as a tool to expand China’s influence

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