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Call for Papers: Albanian-American Relations - Past, Present and Future
Suggested topics
(Please note that this list is nonrestrictive, papers and contributions on other relevant issues are welcome)
- Theoretical examinations: foreign policy models of small states, myths in foreign policy making and understanding, etc.
- Historical examinations: historical analysis of the Albanian-American relations in key moments and key junctions of history (American-Albanian relations and US influence over Albania in WW I, Peace Conference and Wilson administration, WWII, Cold War, transition and democratization years, etc.)
- Albanian-American relations in the context of Kosova
- Albanian diaspora in the United States – Albanian community now and then (historical role on state formation and preserving, elite contributions, etc.)
- Albanian-American relations in the context of the Balkans and Europe
- Examinations over contemporary relations and exchanges: economy, culture
- The Future of Albanian American relations.
For more detailed information, please contact Alba Çela at acela@aiis-albania.org
Albania, despite being a micro-state from the perspective of international relations, has always sought to claim an ‘exclusive’ relationship with a global power such as the United States.
The Albanian state, which proclaimed its independence in 1912, was seriously threatened at the end of the First World War when major European powers supported the elimination of an independent Albania and the division of its territory among its Balkan and European neighbors. At the Peace of Paris, which brought the war to an end, the United States and the Wilson doctrine prevented the dissolution of Albania.
Following this pivotal moment, the relationship between Albania and the United States proved to be influential if not decisive in developing and maintaining democracy, and establishing a...