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Postwar: Albanian-American Relations after 1945

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By Elidor Mëhilli In his recently published book Stalin and the Fate of Europe: The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty, Norman Naimark, one...

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The new EU accessions methodology: Is it enough to pull the Western Balkans in?

EU Integration

by Zoran Nechev, Dragan Tilev, Jovana Marović and Alba Çela Acknowledgements: This project is co-financed by the Government of Czechia,...

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Excerpts from “Faik Konitza – Life in Washington”

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By Ilir Konomi An Albanian legation in Washington On July 11, 1926, a sturdy, handsome man by the name of Faik Bey Konitza arrived from...

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Albania and the United States during the Interwar Period: An Overview

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By Bernd J. Fischer Albania’s foreign relations during the 1920s and 1930s were dominated by the growing connection between...

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U.S.-Albania Relations, 1990-1992: America’s Promotion of the Democratization of Albania

Foreign Policy

By Elez Biberaj The early 1990s, a critically important period in Albania’s contemporary history, ushered in dramatic changes in...

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Fan Noli’s Revolution: Oil and the World Outside the Balkans

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Robert C. Austin When he seized power in June 1924, Fan S Noli placed his greatest hopes in Great Britain and to some extent the United...

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Albanian Elections: The State VS The Opposition

Democracy

By Albert Rakipi PhD. Any hopes that the Parliamentary Elections of the 25th of April would break the vicious circle of contested election...

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Kurti’s gambling with nationalist sentiments must end

Foreign Policy

By Altin Gjeta Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje landslide victory on February 14 elections this year came as blow to the old elite of post-war...

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The ‘non-paper’ Carving up Balkans and Undermining Europe

Foreign Policy

By Vesna Pusić and Sonja Biserko. There is a spectre haunting Europe, the spectre of partition, as authoritarian populists in the region...

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Europe and the Balkans – opening Pandora’s box?

Foreign Policy

By George A. Papandreou Almost 20 years ago, in 2003, the European future of the Western Balkans looked secure: The European Council had...

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