{"id":16042,"date":"2021-01-12T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/?p=16042"},"modified":"2024-10-14T02:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:50:29","slug":"the-albanian-geopolitical-factor-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/en\/post\/16042?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Albanian Geopolitical Factor in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Over the past few years, there has been increasing talk about the idea of \u201cGreater nations\u201d such as Greater Albania or Greater Serbia, hindering good neighbourly relations and regional development in the Western Balkans. Indeed, to foster regional cooperation and move forward with Euro-Atlantic integration processes, the ideas of \u201cGreater\u201d nations must be left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, this survey report explores the potential of Albanian populations to positively influence developments such as stability and development not only in the countries with Albanian populations but in the entire region. In this way, the \u201cAlbanian geopolitical factor\u201d could have the potential to serve as an anchor of socio-economic development and a pillar for Euro-Atlantic integration processes in the Western Balkans as a whole. Moreover, it could serve as an example of how to counter the negative narratives stemming from nationalism and overcome the destructive potential of \u201cGreater nations\u201d ideas.<\/p>\n<p>This survey report analyses the role and potential of Albanian geopolitical factor from Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo. In each of these countries, ethnic Albanian political, cultural, and economic elite was asked to share their views and perceptions on the potential of Albanian actors as a stabilising factor with regards to regional stability, good neighbourly relations, and to drive much-needed development, democratisation and integration processes. As the first of its kind, the study aims to create a 2030 Roadmap for the Albanian geopolitical factor driven by European values such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-inline vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-3d vc_btn3-color-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Albanian-Geopolitical-Factor-in-the-Western-Balkans-Final-For-Web.pdf\" title=\"\">DOWNLOAD PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Albanian-Geopolitical-Factor-in-the-Western-Balkans-Final-For-Web.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_shadow_3d  vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/albanian.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"albanian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/albanian.jpg 759w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/albanian-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/albanian-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/albanian-727x1024.jpg 727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the past few years, there has been increasing talk about the idea of \u201cGreater nations\u201d such as Greater Albania or Greater Serbia, hindering good neighbourly relations and regional development in the Western Balkans. Indeed, to foster regional cooperation and move forward with Euro-Atlantic integration processes, the ideas of \u201cGreater\u201d nations must be left behind. 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