In my interview with @civicusalliance.bsky.social, I discuss the so-called anti-corruption protests in #Albania, the actors behind them, why they have sparked controversy, and what sets them apart from other anti-corruption protests in the #WB6. 👇🏻

I gave a long interview about this topic that will be published soon, but all you need to know about the current anti-corruption protests in 🇦🇱 is that they are largely performative & an attempt of the opposition led by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha to launder his legitimacy and return to power.

What the Epstein files reveal is the depth and scale of this criminal enterprise on an international level, spread like a virus across borders, reaching even peripheral countries like the ones in the Balkans or Central Europe, and public figures one would never have imagined being…

Just a reminder of how spread and deep this evil is. May they all be exposed and rot in jail!

Not all heroes wear capes… Wait, what?! 😎

My latest article for @biepag.bsky.social looks into the 56th World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, and the challenges of small countries in the WB6 in navigating power and diplomacy in an era of unstable alliances. I invite you to take a look! 👇🏻

This is the most dreadful nonsense I've read all week what is the matter with these joyless cunts

Please, friends. Look on the bright side. And observe how dark it’s getting. 😌

Almost all Jews living within Albania’s borders during the Nazi-German occupation were sheltered and saved by the local population. Albanian citizens risked their lives to protect the “other.” By the end of World War II, there were more Jews in #Albania than there had been before the war.

Today, we remember all the victims murdered during the Holocaust, and we stand with those who survived. We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. This dark memory must be passed to future generations. Never again.

Sami Modiano, sopravvissuto alla Shoah, racconta la sua storia e la sua missione. ❤️‍🩹

NOT IN MY NAME! ❌ In 1998, Albania signed the Rome Statute (the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court), and in 2003 it officially ratified it.

This is an article I enjoyed writing about the 🇪🇸 cultural magazine A-DESK on feminist Balkan cinematography and women filmmakers. I particularly focused on feminist film production in 🇽🇰, 🇧🇦, 🇷🇸, and 🇦🇱. You can access my full article in English, Spanish and Catalan here: a-desk.org/en/magazine/...

If it looks like fascism, that’s because it probably is. “What would you have done in 1930s Europe?" is not an abstract question but a present test.

It is what it looks like it is: America has a fascism problem.

You may dislike Albin Kurti, disagree with him, or even despise him, but Kurti has a backbone, a quality that most politicians in Kosovo and across the region conspicuously lack. He does not compromise on respect or dignity.

Board of Peace 💣

What did Edi Rama do? He did not sign the founding statute of Trump’s Board of Peace. He diplomatically accepted and endorsed the invitation and even pushed Parliament to ratify it, but Albania has signed no official agreement.

At Trump’s inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, there was an empty chair: Edi Rama was missing. Instead, he was having dinner with Ivanka Trump in Vlora.

Girl, remember when mamma said not to hang out with the bad guys?! Those *are* the bad guys! 🫣

Both Edi Rama’s and Vjosa Osmani’s “enthusiasm” at being personally invited by Donald Trump to join the “Board of Peace” is cringe, to say the least.

He demands #Greenland from #Denmark because #Norway hurt his feelings and they say women in politics are “too emotional.” Excuse moi?! 🤨

Edi Rama can continue posting funeral statements every January 21st, but none of his words erase the fact that 15 years ago, four citizens, four protesters, were killed so that Edi Rama could seize power.

The international order as we have known it has undergone a profound structural shift, and the EU’s response must be anchored in realpolitik: engagement with the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.

Trying to provoke both a world war and a civil war at the same time, while stubbornly demanding a Nobel Peace Prize, represents an unprecedented level of insanity. 🇺🇸

He will not stop, unless he’s stopped.

If you're in Europe and just waking up, here are the 60+ bodies - around half of them under the UN umbrella - from which the US has withdrawn

I wrote for Project Syndicate on the year ahead, Brexit, Trump, Albania and the UK, conjectural history and the Ventotene Manifesto...

It’s been snowing non stop in #Graz today. ☃️

Kosova dëshmoi sërish se është e aftë të organizojë zgjedhje të lira dhe demokratike, duke konsoliduar një standard institucional, që shpesh mungon në rajon.

This is a good sign, and similar pressure should be applied in Albania’s case as well, where Sazan Island has been promised to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.

I can’t stop thinking about Federica Mogherini’s arrest. So amusing! But do they become corrupt after they befriend Edi Rama, or do they befriend Edi Rama because they’re already corrupt? 🤨

I originally wrote this piece in Albanian, examining Ermela Teli’s depiction of the stark contrast between communist state propaganda in #Albania and the brutal realities of life under totalitarianism in her documentary ‘In the Socialist Paradise it Never Rains’ (2025).

Belgian police have detained former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, senior diplomat Stefano Sannino, and a third suspect in a corruption probe involving raids on the EEAS and the College of Europe over an allegedly fraudulent diplomat-training academy. 👀

Kjo është një analizë që kam shkruar për filmin dokumentar ‘Në parajsën socialiste nuk bie shi’ (2025), të regjisores Ermela Teli, i cili hulumton diskrepancën mes propagandës shtetërore të regjimit komunist në Shqipëri dhe përvojës brutale të jetës nën totalitarizëm. 👇

Zohran #Mamdani’s win should serve as a lesson to the left internationally: when the left remains true to its own values, rather than chasing power through artificial centrism, it can inspire genuine support and achieve lasting political victories.

Proof that the 1% can be beaten and humiliated spectacularly. There is hope! ❤️

Paul Lendvai: Wie die Salzburger Zweig-Villa unter die Porsche-Räder kommt Das Paschinger Schlössl war unter Stefan Zweig ein Begegnungsort für internationale Kulturgrößen. Heute lässt sich dort der Milliardär Wolfgang Porsche eine Großgarage bauen

I wrote this article for @berlinergazette.bsky.social where I examine the presence of nationalism and far-right elements within the student movement in #Serbia. berlinergazette.de/nationalism-...

Të gjithë ju që ndodheni në Tiranë, ju ftoj të ndiqni filmin dokumentar “Në parajsën socialiste nuk bie shi” me regji të Ermela Telit, që do të shfaqet ditën e mërkurë, më 22 tetor, në orën 12:00, në sallën Black Box të Universitetit të Arteve, së bashku me dy filma të tjerë…

I talked to author and professor @leaypi.bsky.social about the concept of dignity, both philosophically and in its practical relevance today, the merging of archival research with personal memory, the importance of an inclusive approach to historical narratives, and much more for Kosovo 2.0. 👇🏻

Ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον κείμενο για το τελευταίο βιβλίο της Λέα Ούπι, μεταφρασμένο άψογα στα ελληνικά για το Jacobin Greece απο την Πάτι Βαρδάμη.👇🏻

Two years ago today, the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel took the lives of 1,200 #Israeli civilians and other nationals, while 251 people were taken hostage, 20 of whom still remain captive.

Horrible news from #Tirana! An hour ago, Judge Astrit Kalaja was murdered inside the courtroom of the Tirana Court of Appeals after being shot.

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The AI “minister” is promoted as making public tenders more transparent, but as the author points out, it may just make corruption more efficient while disguising responsibility for official decisions.

Here are my two cents on #Albania’s AI minister. Edi Rama claims that Diella will eliminate corruption. I argue, however, that Diella would only make corruption harder and more complicated to detect, especially in a semi-authoritarian context with no rule of law and no independent watchdogs to…

Two months ago I gave a long interview to the Croatian newspaper #Novosti, where I spoke about my political activism in #Albania and the #Balkans, as well as the importance of placing hope in progressive movements across the region. I received the physical copy of the edition today. 👇🏻