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Protests around the world: why people take to the streets against left and right alike
From Tirana to Paris, from Belgrade to Washington: the files from 2009 to 2026 show that no party governs for the whole people. The problem is the system.
Work Visas for Albanians, Holding Camps for Africans: The EU’s Hidden Hierarchy
On 23 and 24 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held hearings on whether Italy’s controversial Italy‑Albania migration deal is compatible with EU law. It is the first time the EU’s top court directly examines…
Israeli Settler Violence in the West Bank: How the Iran War Accelerates Attacks and Forced Displacement
Israeli settlers have rampaged through multiple Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank in recent days, setting homes and cars on fire and injuring scores of people in coordinated nighttime attacks. The latest wave of violence, documented near Nablus, Jenin…
If Wealth Defines a Nation, Why Is Sudan Still Poor?
The world extracts Sudan’s gold at bargain prices instead of helping the country build an economy on its own gold, land, and oil—and then sends back just enough humanitarian aid to keep people alive in a war that this very…
Germany’s welfare state doesn’t need reform—it needs detoxification
In the United States, right‑wing politics becomes visible through explicit government decisions. Germany reveals a different pattern: for years, the welfare state has tightened migration policy from within—without a right‑wing government in power. It no longer functions as a protective system but…
Democracy Without a People: Albania’s 35-Year Experiment and Europe’s Blind Mirror
International foundations and Western actors have significantly shaped Albania’s political development since the 1990s, supporting certain reform forces while giving far less backing to others. A Country Emptied Before It Was Freed Since the first wave of departures in the…
Why “Don’t Challenge the Powerful” Is a Dangerous Power Frame
A few days ago, journalist Bledi Fevziu commented on a video from Venezuela recorded before the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. Maduro’s original statement, spoken in Spanish, was “Te espero aquí en Miraflores. No tardes, cobarde.” (“I’m waiting for you here…
Albania’s Silent Collapse
Albanian society has sunk into such a profound crisis that many people now resort to extreme global comparisons. The political exhaustion in the country is so deep that some express their hope for change through dramatic parallels. In recent days, statements have circulated that echo international events, claiming that Edi Rama would be “the next after Maduro.” A video posted on Sali Berisha’s official Instagram page shows demonstrators shouting: “Hajdut, hajdut, jep dorëheqjen! Lëri shqiptarët të hanë bukë, mor qen!” (in English: “Thief, thief, resign! Let Albanians eat bread too, you dog!”). In doing so, they are acting in line with what Abraham Lincoln described as a democratic principle in his 1861 inaugural address: when a people grow…
The Illusion of Hope: Visibility and Injustice
How Rituals Conceal – and Why Visibility Is the Beginning of Justice. The Comfort of Rituals The turn of the year is one of those moments in which the world pretends to be whole. People wish for peace as if…