Limits of the Brussels dialogue

Current Affairs

By Sylë Ukshini The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, had warned that the license plate agreement had not been fulfilled by Belgrade...

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The EU-Western Balkans Market Integration

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By Andi Hoxhaj Introduction The EU enlargement policy for the Western Balkans was at a standstill between 2003-2018, largely, in part, due...

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Without an enhanced engagement strategy, the EU risks losing relevance in the Western Balkans

EU Integration

Odeta Barbullushi  An EU-Western Balkans summit will take place today in the picturesque estate of Brdo, hosted by the Slovenian...

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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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A Political History of Transition

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By Albert Rakipi In October, 2010, I suggested to Elez Biberaj that he republish his book Albania in Transition. Coincidentally, at that...

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Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is not ripe for resolution

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By Altin Gjeta Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbia’s President Aleksander Vucic met last week in Brussels for the second...

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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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