Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Dangerous Spiral of Escalation – Ditmir Bushati, April 2024 Last weekend, Iran launched a direct attack against Israel using hundreds of drones and missiles from its own territory, exposing the long-standing shadow war between the two regional enemies in the Middle East.
Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Berlin Process and Regional Economic Integration – A Decade Since the Launch of the Ambitious Initiative - Antonela Dhimolea, March 2024 On August 28, 2014, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the ambitious German-led initiative known as the Berlin Process, which aims to boost regional cooperation in the Western Balkans and accelerate their European integration. ...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Kucova airbase: the strategic regional security investment of NATO in Albania - Alba Cela, Mars 2024 Albania’s 15th NATO accession anniversary could not have had a better marker than the re-opening of the Kucova air base.This is a strong signal of engagement of the Alliance in a region marked by vulnerability to Russian interference. ...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Democratic Encirclement – Ditmir Bushati, March 2024 As we enter the third year of war in Europe—triggered by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine—a clear divide between the north and south of the continent has emerged regarding the shaping of security architecture and the rule of law. ...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Black Spots or Bright Horizons? – Ditmir Bushati, February 2024 The year 2024 is set to be marked by wars and elections, events that will deeply affect the fate of much of the global population. In terms of security, the starting points of 2024 could be traced to October 7th of the previous year—when...
