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1 – 10 of 25The PD has started healing some of the rifts that have divided it for nearly three years. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) is favourite to win…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286244
ISSN: 2633-304X
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After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283622
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The deployment raises the number of UK troops within NATO’s KFOR mission to 600. The move comes in response to escalating violence in Kosovo. Despite Brexit, the United Kingdom…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282745
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The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281590
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The cost-of-living crisis in Albania and PS’s declining appeal should help the opposition make significant gains in the local elections scheduled for next May. However, PD’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274450
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Prospects for the Western Balkans in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273934
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The strategy envisages the installation of 1,600 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity as well as investment into coal. Soaring prices and electricity shortages are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275065
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This follows the introduction of the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act by a bipartisan group of US senators in early August. Washington is thus planning to increase its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272757
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Western media have been present in the Balkans for decades through the likes of the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Large media corporations in Russia, China…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260617
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Rama’s remarks followed the arrest of Lushnja Mayor Fatos Tushe, accused of abuse of office regarding public procurement. A more proactive policy against corruption and organised…