Spotlight on Foreign Policy Between Conviction and Responsibility - Ditmir Bushati, September 2025 How can politics and ethics be reconciled, or, put differently, how can the tension between them be managed? This is the dilemma that the renowned German sociologist Max Weber elaborated on in his lecture “Politics as a Vocation”,...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Defeat of Liberalism - Ditmir Bushati, June 2025 If we were to explain the outcome of Poland’s presidential elections in one sentence, it could be said that progressives and liberals lost to conservatives in what may be considered the most significant electoral showdown in Europe this...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy To Aspire for the (Im)possible – Ditmir Bushati, April 2025 The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and at the same time Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, when asked by journalists at the press conference in Tirana about the...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Winds Blowing Across Europe – Ditmir Bushati, March 2025 The past week concluded with powerful protests across Europe. Serbians, Hungarians, and Georgians took to the streets in large numbers, highlighting a regional trend of citizens demanding democratic reforms and a dignified life. These...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Past Is No More – Ditmir Bushati, February 2025 The early days of President Trump’s new term demonstrate that the legacy of his first mandate cannot necessarily serve as a guide for the next four years. His return to the White House confirms a worldview that differs fundamentally from...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Clouds of confusion - Ditmir Bushati, November 2024 Many have tried to analyze the outcome of the US elections in black and white, although it is still too early to fully understand the magnitude of this global impactful event. Analyzing why people choose one person over another has long...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy A Bridge for the Future – Ditmir Bushati, July 2024 Last week, the Albanian Parliament approved a declaration urging the annulment of the state of war law that Greece still maintains against Albania. The declaration, proposed by the parliamentary group "Democracy and Integration" and...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Albania Towards a Feminist Foreign Policy – Geldona Metaj, July 2024 In recent years, diplomacy has undergone visible transformations to incorporate feminist principles into foreign policy. Countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Mexico have undertaken measures, strategies, and policies...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Who Will Lead Europe? – Ditmir Bushati, June 2024 Elections for the European Parliament are always accompanied by the question of who will lead Europe. However, they are essentially 27 parallel elections, as each country decides on its own method for electing representatives to...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Hope Faded into Disappointment - Ditmir Bushati, Maz 2024 As expected, the parliamentary and presidential elections in North Macedonia brought the conservative party VMRO-DPMNE back to power. It secured nearly enough seats in parliament to govern independently. Moreover, the party’s candidate,...
