Surviving the democalypse

Current Affairs, Featured

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...

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Albania: freedom, thought and life

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,...

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Albanian Statecraft for 2025+: Sustainable Development and Regional Leadership

Politics

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

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The dilemma over the criticism of the Greek veto

Current Affairs, Security

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

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Albert Rakipi and The College of Europe: The Bold Idea that Brought EU’s Venerable Institution to Albania.

Current Affairs, EU Integration

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

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The Unfinished EU: Western Balkan Integration as a Geostrategic Necessity- 20 years of EU promise

#Perspective, Foreign Policy, Perspective, Politics, Uncategorized

By Tanja Fajon,  Alexander Schallenberg  and Gordan Radman Grlic 1 In her 2023 State of the Union address, European Commission...

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Albania: The ‘Sleeping Renewable Energy Giant’ of The Balkans?

#Perspective, Economics, Perspective

VALENTINA DEDI1 Located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula in South-eastern Europe, Albania hardly makes the headlines when it...

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The past in the present: time and narrative of Balkan wars in media industry and international politics

in depth, Security

Enika Abazi and Albert Doja1* Paris Peace Research Institute, France; *Institute of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Lille,...

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Albania’s rocky road to the European Union: How far from joining the club?

EU Integration, Featured, in depth

Mirela Bogdani1                   Abstract The paper,...

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Geopolitics 20 Years After

Current Affairs, Foreign Policy, Politics

by Veton Surroi 1 The Western Balkans are now joined by Ukraine and Moldova to follow together the race between geopolitics and cynicism...

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Rule of Law in the Context of the EU Enlargement to the Western Balkans

EU Integration, Featured, in depth

by Ioannis Papageorgiou 1 Introduction Rule of law issues have increased in prominence in the European integration process during...

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