Magazine - Tirana Observatory

Surviving the democalypse

By Andi Balla Demographic decline has been the elephant in the room in Albania for decades. But it is now so big, the government simply can...

November 23, 2025• Perspective

Elez Biberaj Thirty-five years after Albania’s emergence from one of Europe’s most repressive communist regimes, the country’s...

October 30, 2025• in depth

Abstract Labor immigration has been the focus of Serbia’s governmental agendas for years now. The labor regulations related to immigrants...

July 11, 2025• Current Affairs

By Syle Ukshini For more than a century, the Serbian state and Church have mythologized the Battle of Kosovo of 1389 as a defining moment...

July 10, 2025• Featured, in depth

Assoc. Prof. Mirela Bogdani1&Prof. John Loughlin2 Abstract This paper examines the multifaceted and complex phenomenon of...

Albert Rakipi In 1919, Vatra, a pan-Albanian association functioning as something of a shadow Albanian government in the United States,...

July 10, 2025• Featured, in depth

Growing push and pull factors are leading to a renewed emigration wave and a lot of anxiety and debate in Albania. ANDI BALLA1 Abstract...

June 28, 2024• Publications

An approach from Lea Ypi’s Free. Coming of Age at the End of History Manuel Montobbio Ideas are written and formulated with words,...

March 18, 2024• Politics

By Radu Magdin1 After letting go of its dictatorial past, Albania has embarked on a transformative journey, transitioning into a democratic...

By raising the Beleri issue in Brussels, Athens has not raised a bilateral Greek-Albanian issue but an absolutely internal, serious and...

How a think-tanker’s vision, backed by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, secured the College of Europe’s presence in Tirana. In...