Roland Sejko’s doc “A State Film,” culled from a vast archive of official footage made under the regime of Albanian strongman Enver Hoxha, is a fascinating study in the power of image and myth.

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Something curious is going on in Albania. The government banned TikTok to protect the country’s youth from malign social media. It appointed an artificial intelligence chatbot as a cabinet minister to ...

“Valbona is my favourite valley. I could live here.” This passionate and spontaneous confession comes from Albi, a young Albanian from the capital Tirana. I can see why. Deep beech forests cover the ...

China has agreed to keep rare earth exports moving to global markets under a one-year deal reached between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during talks in South Korea. I’m a Russian living in ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...