For the first time in 15 years, Viktor Orban faces the real possibility of losing power as Peter Magyar’s opposition party leads in the polls. The outcome could reshape Hungary’s foreign policy, with direct implications for the EU. Two speeches on July 26 presented utterly different Hungarian foreign policy visions. …
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Money to Burn: Albania’s Nexus of Organised Crime and Rubbish Collection
As fires rage at overflowing and often illegal landfills in Albania, companies with criminal connections keep securing waste management contracts with the state. The swamp in the village of Shetel, central Albania, used to host birds and other wildlife. For the past few years, however, it has been used as …
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Created in 2015, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court was supposed to help foster post-war reconciliation between ethnic Albanians and Serbs. It never stood a chance. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague drove another nail in the coffin of ‘reconciliation’ last month when it released a decision granting …
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