Op-Ed
Tirana’s Small Half-Ring Road!
The Small Ring Road was meant to ease traffic around Skanderbeg Square. This commentary argues that an incomplete route has made matters worse.
MoreTirana–Durrës, the motorway of millions!
As palm trees are uprooted on the Tirana–Durrës motorway, the larger question is how much money the road has swallowed and how much more its widening will cost.
MoreHe returned 17 years after the Kosovo War: did Sejdi Thaçi “go missing or leave of his own accord”?!
Sejdi Thaçi’s return to Klinë after 17 years in Belgrade prompts a reflection on the lives and families torn apart by the Kosovo War.
MoreVollga: An Albanian Fairy Tale
A satirical account of a property dispute in Vollga, following a power of attorney, a disputed sale and the intervention of a neighbourhood strongman.
MoreViolence has no gender!
The recent violence against women is the tip of the iceberg in a society that accepts violence and rewards those who use it.
MoreRadovan Karadžić will die in prison!
A reaction to Radovan Karadžić’s 40-year sentence on 24 March 2016 and what the verdict meant for the victims of the war in Bosnia.
MoreAlbania and its aspirations
Albania’s pursuit of NATO membership and European integration frames a discussion of security, regional relations and the diplomatic visits of 2015.
MoreInfluence through agenda-setting
English adaptation of an analysis of agenda-setting: how news selection, prominence and repetition direct public attention and influence political expectations.
MoreAn opinion on “Opinion.al”
An open letter to Blendi Fevziu questions Opinion.al’s general news content and proposes a website built around the programme, its guests and a searchable transcript archive.
MoreThe higher education bill academics oppose
University lecturers criticize the government-approved higher education bill over autonomy, funding and consultation, while Mark Marku and Artan Fuga question whether Parliament will change it.
MoreÇajupi High School reveals what “smart classrooms” will look like
Teachers Diana Myrto and Flutura Malo explain the planned smart classrooms, tablet controls, digital tests and electronic registers after a trial at Andon Zako Çajupi High School.
More“Philosophy is not to blame; the textbook is”
Aleksandër Kocani argues for stronger philosophy teaching and a clearer textbook, while three philosophy graduates question compulsory study and describe limited job prospects.
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Disillusionment at a traumatized hospital
A 2015 visit to the University Trauma Hospital finds worn-out waiting areas, damp walls and heating problems, alongside equipment improvements that doctors say remain incomplete.
More“The Trauma Hospital lacks equipment and qualified staff”
Surgeon Agron Dogjani describes equipment shortages, gaps in staff training and a full intensive care unit at Albania’s University Trauma Hospital in this archival report.
More43 years of service, now unemployed!
An archival profile of neurologist Agron Islamaj, whose decades of care, internal exile and work through the 1997 unrest ended with his replacement at Tirana’s Central Polyclinic.
More“The Republic of Chaos”: a cycle of demolition and rebuilding
A 2013 commentary on illegal construction, explosive demolitions and the recurring political promise to bring order to Albania’s building chaos.
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