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Russian military threat to NATO inflated in Western media
By Shane Jacobs In this week’s Economist magazine, an op-ed compared Russian President Putin’s move into Crimea to Hitler’s actions…
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European energy diversification after Crimea
By Joshua Noonan As the Russian occupation of the Crimea continues by an ersatz self-defense force, markets have taken a tumble.…
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Albania and Kosovo: Genuine religious tolerance in Europe’s backyard
By Peter Tase Albania has always been considered as a unique country where tolerance and co-existence in terms of religion…
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Western measures unlikely to forestall Crimean referendum
By Jason Patrick On 6 March, the parliament of Crimea voted almost unanimously to join the Russian Federation and accelerated the referendum to…
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Corruption and impunity hampers Albania’s integration in the European Union
By Peter Tase Despite efforts to join the European Union, Albania remains still quite distant from integration. The Albanian government…
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US and Germany discuss options for Ukraine resolution
By Jason Patrick International media outlets reported today that US President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel discussed potential resolutions for the…
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How should the United States respond to the Ukrainian situation?
By Joshua Noonan From 1 March 2014 Russian troops have been occupying the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine. The immediate driver for…
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Turkish PM Erdoğan to win presidency if he runs, Deputy PM Arınç says
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can become president if he wants, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said while accusing…
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Italy and Albania: a political and economic alliance, and the Italian invasion of 1939
By Peter Tase At the beginning of the twentieth century Albania existed as an agrarian society run by local chieftains,…
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Putin’s gamble in Ukraine
By Bohdan Holub It’s hard to say if the Russian President Vladimir Putin anticipated a rather aggressive reaction from Ukrainian…
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