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New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2016

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama: Enlargement a Secondary Priority for the European Union

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Leader says Europe preoccupied with economic, security, and migration crises A combination of economic, security, and migration challenges facing Europe could “fuel instability in the Western Balkans” and “bring more uncertainty to the south and east,” Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, said on April 13. Rama contended that Balkan states such as Albania—eager to deepen […]

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Apr 13, 2016

Atlantic Council Event with Albanian Prime Minister Featured in Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 12, 2016

Outlook for Security and Integration of Albania and the Western Balkans
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New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

On Brussels Bombings: ‘The Moment Has Come When We Need to Act,’ says Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, has called on governments in countries facing the threat of Islamic terrorism to set aside political differences and ramp up intelligence sharing and cooperation with their neighbors. “The moment has come when we need to act,” Jahjaga said in an interview on March 23. Jahjaga spoke on a visit to the […]

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Feb 25, 2016

Migrant Crisis, Brexit Distracting EU from Enlargement, Says Albania’s Foreign Minister

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The migrant crisis and the debate over the United Kingdom’s future in the European Union have shifted focus away from the enlargement of the bloc and this could disrupt the process of building democratic future member states, Albania’s Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said on February 25. “Unfortunately, the migrant crisis, coupled with other crises that […]

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Feb 18, 2016

Cohen in The Blaze: The Balkans Are Ground Zero for the European Refugee Crisis

By Ariel Cohen

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Jan 15, 2016

Wilson for VOA on Macedonia elections

By Damon Wilson

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Dec 24, 2015

Gramer: The New Thorn in Russia’s Side

By Robbie Gramer

Transatlantic Security Initiative Associate Director Robbie Gramer writes for Foreign Affairs on Montenegro’s recent joining of NATO and how that may affect NATO’s larger relation to Russia:

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Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, March 25, 2014

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Dec 9, 2015

NATO Moves Forward with Montenegro

By Janusz Bugajski & Srdjan Darmanovic, American Interest

Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has been adamantly opposed to further NATO enlargement. Following NATO’s invitation to Montenegro, Russian officials immediately asserted that they would be forced to react.

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Dec 5, 2015

Stefanini Quoted By Politico Europe on NATO Expansion in the Balkans

By Stefano Stefanini

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