Spotlight on Foreign Policy An Enlarged EU. What Is Possible? - Ditmir Bushati, October 2026 The EU is preparing for enlargement. This is demonstrated by the document presented by the European Commission on the pre-enlargement policy reviews, which will be discussed by the leaders of the EU member states on 15–16 October....
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Anchoring Albania in Europe: The Strategic Importance of Seaports and Corridor VIII - Azmi Stringa, September 2026 Albania's seaports of Durrës/Vlorë and Corridor VIII are more than infrastructure projects, they are strategic assets that anchor the country in European economic, transport, and security networks. Their development is essential not only...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Shapes in search of substance - Ditmir Bushati, August 2026 In his famous novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", Milan Kundera sets two ways of living against each other: the lightness of a life without consequences as opposed to the weight of a life bound by commitment and responsibilities....
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Does Albania Have a Foreign Policy? - Ditmir Bushati, May 2026 This question arises at a time of profound geopolitical transition and transformation, in which the norms of the previous world order — from which we Albanians benefited — are increasingly being disregarded. The world is no longer...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy A Smoke Screen - Ditmir Bushati, April 2026 The enthusiastic promises of concluding the negotiations by 2027 and completing the process of accession to the European Union by 2030 were partly overshadowed by the joint initiative of the Prime Minister of Albania and the President of...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Long Game - Ditmir Bushati, March 2026 The movement of American military assets toward the Middle East in recent weeks served as a warning signal for what we are witnessing today. The United States and Israel are carrying out in Iran one of the most complex military...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy The Breakdown of Trust - Ditmir Bushati, February 2026 For decades, the Munich Security Conference has served as the annual gathering of the transatlantic alliance. A place where American and European leaders, diplomats, and geopolitical professionals come together to exchange views on...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Post Pax Americana - Ditmir Bushati, December 2025 The new U.S. National Security Strategy has received greater international attention than in the past. It is a presidential report to Congress that outlines the vision, interests, objectives, and policies of the United States for...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Fear, humiliation, hope - Ditmir Bushati, November 2025 As I was reading the annual reports of the European Commission for the countries aiming to join the EU, along with the enlargement communication, I was reminded of the distinguished narrator and tireless literary craftsman Gabriel Garcia...
Spotlight on Foreign Policy Opportunities from the EU Growth Plan and the “Homework” for the Western Balkans - Celik Rruplli, November 2025 While today all the attention is in Brussels for the New Enlargement Package for candidate countries, where besides the assessment of their level of preparedness, there is interest in the European Commission's view on the feasibility of...
