Foreign Policy Forum
The Foreign and Security Policy Forum (the Forum) aims to engage distinguished Albanian and international speakers in constructive debates in order to alert the public, political elites and business community to contemporary security and foreign policy challenges. We published and distributed the findings and recommendations that followed from these discussions, to the relevant communities in Albania and abroad. Launched as the Albanian Forum initiative in 1999, the Forum evolved into the Foreign and Security Forum in 2004 due to the enlarged scope of the themes under discussion. Since its founding, the Forum has benefited from the financial support of: Open Society Foundation for Albania (SOROS), the Delegation of the European Commission in Tirana, US Embassy in Tirana & Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: towards a peace agreement
Enver Hoxhaj, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, February 21 2019
Poland's Policy towards the Western Balkans in the context of the European Union's challenging future
Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, May 7th 2018
US Foreign Policy under Donald Trump: The First Year
Professor Bernd J. Fischer, February 22nd 2018
Russia's Foreign Policy: Albania and Strategic Issues
H. E. Alexander Karpushin, Ambassador of Russia to Albania, February 15th 2018
Democracy and Human Rights: Contribution of Council of Europe throughout the years
Claus Neukirch, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Albania, May 18th 2017
Priorities of Sweden’s membership in the United Nations Security Council 2017-18 and the experiences as President of the Security Council during January 2017
H. E. Johan Ndisi, Ambassador of Sweden to Albania, April 5th 2017
Talking UK-Albania relations
H. E. Duncan Norman, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Albania, March 15th 2017
Malta's Presidency of the European Union: Priorities & challenges
H.E Mr. Godwin C. Pulis, Ambassador of Malta to Albania, March 1st 2017
The German Perspective on the EU and EU enlargement
H. E Ms Susanne Schütz, Ambassador of Germany to Albania, February 15th 2017
State of affairs in Europe and the potential implication on the EU and EU enlargement
H.E. Mr. Albert Cutillo, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Albania, March 15th 2016
Discussing the new security environment in Europe: challenges and responses from the Dutch perspective
H.E. Mrs. Dewi van de Weerd, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Albania, February 4th 2016
Talking Today's Kosova
Mr. Hashim Thaci, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, January 13th 2015
Talking Today's Iran
Dr. Seyed Vahid Karimi, Director for Europe at the Institute for Political and International Studies, November 11th 2014
Albania and the region in a "New Europe"
Former US Governor Howard Dean, June 20th 2014
10 years of EU membership: Reflections from Poland
H. E. Mr. Marek Jeziorski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Albania, April 30th 2014
Talking Albania-Azerbaijan relations, April 3rd 2014
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Rahman Mustafayev Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Albania;
Dr. Farhad Mammadov, Director, Center for Strategic Studies Azerbaijan (SAM)
Mr. Damian Gjiknuri, Minister of Energy and Industry, Republic of Albania
Mr. Alqi Puli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of AlbaniaMr
Heydar Mirza, Scholar, Center for Strategic Studies Azerbaijan (SAM)
A perspective from the Netherlands on EU enlargement
H. E. Mr. Martin de la Beij, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Albania, April 3rd 2014
German Perspective on EU Enlargement
H. E. Mr. Hellmut Hoffmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Albania, February 13th 2014
New Balances in Balkans and the European Future
H.E. Jakup Krasniqi, Speaker of the Kosova Parliament, April 9th 2010
Albanian Foreign Policy- Continuity through Changes
H.E. Ilir Meta Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, October 26th 2009
US Foreign Policy: New Administration, New Doctrine - Regional perspective
Dr. Janusz Bugajski, CSES, Prof. Berndt Fischer, Indian University, USA, January 26th 2009
Is there an Albanian Question?
Prof. Judy Batt, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, February 28th 2008
Albanian Foreign & Domestic Policy – 2008 Agenda
H.E. Bamir Topi, President of the Republic of Albania, February 7th 2008
Toward the Final Status of Kosova/Kosovo
Veton Surroi, Member of the Parliament of Kosova, Member of Albanian Negotiating Team, Prishtina, November 2007
Italian Contribution to Regional Security in the Balkans
Lt. Gen. Giuseppe Valotto, Presidente Centro Alti Studi Difesa, May 3rd 2007
Italian Foreign Policy in the Western Balkan
Dr. Paolo Quercia, Director of Research for South Eastern Europe, Italian Military Center for Strategic Studies, Rome, Italy, June 2006
The Stabilisation and Association Agreement: Albania’s Road Ahead
H.E. Arenca Troshani, Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Albania, March 2006
The Foreign Policy Vision of the New Albanian Government
H.E. Besnik Mustafaj, Minister of Foreign Affaires of the Republic of Albania, October 10th 2005
US Foreign Policy in the Balkans
Janusz Bugajski, Director of Eastern Europe Project, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC, 15-16 April 2005
The War on Terrorism-Recent developments-The role of small states
Lawrence Cline, Center for Civil Military Relations, Monterey, CA
Tom Mockaitis, Professor of History at DePaul University, Chicago, IL, March 18th 2005
The Balkans as a Global Model: Three Dimensions of Security
Janusz Bugajski, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, November 23rd 2003
EU & Albania: Euromyths and Eurorealities
Dr. David Landsman, former UK Ambassador in Albania, July 10th 2003
New Challenges to Euro-Atlantic Security: The Response to Global Terrorism
Ambassador Victor Jackovich, George C. Marshall Centre for European Security Studies, Garmisch
The enlargement and Stabilization and Association processes and their implications for Albania
Simon Featherstone, Head of EU Department (External), FCO, London
The Aftermath of 11 September Terrorist Attacks: American Foreign Policy Implications for the Balkans
Joseph Limpreht, US Ambassador in Albania, October 16th 2001
Albanian Question in the Balkans
Professor Hasan Unal, Bilkent University, Ankara, May 24th 2001
The Spectre of Greater Albania
Janusz Bugajski, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, April 21st 2001
Albanians in the Balkans
Dr. Daniel Serwer, Director of Balkan Initiative, US Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, March 28th 2001
Kosova’s Futures, Western Dilemmas
Professor Daniel N. Nelson, George C. Marshall Centre for European Security Studies, Garmisch, February 2001
Strategy and Region-Building in the Wider Southeast Europe
Professor Charles King, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, July 14th 2000
Problems of Transition and Stability: Is there a Role for Comprehensive Non-military Conflict Resolution?
Otmar Höll, Director, Austrian Institute of International Affaires, Garmisch, February 1999