Meta reacts for Tirana’s incinerator: Late decision but positive

The head of Freedom Party, Ilir Meta, said that the seizure of the Tirana incinerator is a positive news. According to him is important, that three incinerators are treated as a whole. “As all the evidence has shown, as all the facts presented by us have shown, this is a criminal masterpiece, i.e. the affair […]

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No Silver Bullet: Sanctions in Western Balkans Risk Becoming Empty Gestures

International sanctions can be a useful tool for holding powerful figures accountable – but if they’re not followed up with action in their home countries, their effect may be limited. Original post Here

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Moving Albanian Drug Money, on Trust or in Crypto

Investigators have documented the use of foreign exchange offices in Albania to move drug money, either in crypto or via a centuries-old, trust-based system called Hawala. Original post Here

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Obituary

Remembering Janusz Bugajski: Scholar, Mentor, and Lifelong Friend of the Balkans Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025) The international academic and analytical community has lost one of its most lucid and principled voices. Janusz Bugajski, the distinguished American analyst of Eurasian and Balkan affairs, passed away on October 18, 2025, at the age …