albania security study report ppt
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Albania: Poised For Progress INTL 510Briefer: Stephanie Morrison
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 2
Albania: Executive Summary
• Likely to remain stable (12-24 mo)• 2014: Achieved “Candidacy” stage
in bid for European Union membership
• 2013: Socialist party in power• Economy slow, but improving• Potentially destabilizing influences:
– Serbia objection to Albanian support of Kosovo independence
– Undeveloped country infrastructure– Corruption and organized crime
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 3
Stabilizers: NATO Membership
• 2009: NATO membership granted
• 2014: Gateway to European Union membership
• Instrument for social and economic development
• Provides political and civilian stability
• Estimate: 10 years for Albanian ascension into (EU)
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 4
Stabilizers: Governmental & Judicial Reform
• 2013: Socialist Party re-establishes power over Democratic Party
• Engaged with “Venice Commission” to enhance Albanian Judicial System
• EU commission cites “reform of judiciary” and “fight against corruption and organized crime”
• National Anti-corruption coordinator appointed
• Major reforms in public administration, policy development
Socialists Democrats
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 5
Albanian Natural Resources• Significant diversity of
natural resources in relatively small country
• Limited infrastructure and poor coordination prevent monetization
• Petroleum• Natural Gus• Hydropower• Bauxite• Chromite• Copper
• Nickel• Salt• Timber• Coal• Iron
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 6
Albanian Geography• 312km of Western coastline from
Ionian to Adriatic seas• Defensive mountainous borders
to the North, South and East• Coastal Plains with seasonal
flooding and droughts• Strait of Otranto presents easy
waterborne access by drug traffickers and potential security threats
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 7
Threats: Organized Crime• Ranked #3 in 2014• Improvement over
2012 when Albania ranked #1 most corrupt country in Europe
#3: “Corruption is a serious issue in Albania. Politicians
blame each other for the current state of affairs. With
the current level of corruption, economic growth would be a major challenge.”
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 8
Threats: Corruption• Albanian political will to fight
corruption• Appointment of National
Anti- Corruption Coordinator• Legal amendments adopted
to address offences• Albania’s Transparency
International Corruption Perception Index (2013) score = 31
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 9
Relations with Serbia• First meeting in 68 yrs. with
Serbian Prime Minister Vucic and Edi Rama
• Willingness to improve bilateral relations
• Use EU process as a common denominator for both countries interests
• Albania acting as a constructive regional partner
Historic meeting between Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania (left) with Serbian Prime Minister Vucic in Belgrade.
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 10
Conclusion:
• Albania will likely remain stable in the next 24 months• Albania only NATO member in the Western Balkans,
granted candidate status by European Union (EU)• Major reform processes, policy development enacted in
all areas of government• Economy and environment improving slowly, despite
poor infrastructure • Corruption and Organized crime a major problem
(per EU report - October 2014)• Relations with Serbia – Cooperative communication• Overall country outlook – Positive
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 11
Briefer: Stephanie Morrison
[File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 05/02/2023 • Slide 12
Graphic Sources:
Slide 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_AlbaniaSlide 2: http://albaniantourism.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/how_to_get_to_albania.gif?w=269Slide 3:http://www.prlog.org/10224090-albania-joins-nato-albania-real-estate-property-investment-advantages.htmlSlide 4: https://onceuponatimeinthewest1.wordpress.com/page/44/Slide 5: http://www.axpo.com/axpo/ch/en/medien/fotos/hydroenergie.htmlhttp://www.shutterstock.com/s/mining+truck/search.html?page=3&thumb_size=mosaichttp://www.shutterstock.com/s/hydrocarbon/search.html?page=3&thumb_size=mosaichttp://beahrselp.berkeley.edu/thematic/climate-change-and-renewable-energy/Slide 6: http://www.zonu.com/Europe/Albania/Physical_en.htmlSlide 7: http://www.richestlifestyle.com/top-10-most-corrupt-countries-in-europe/http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/corruption/Albania_Business_Corruption_2013_EN.pdfhttp://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520282810Slide 8: http://www.transparency.org/countrySlide 9: http://www.tanjug.rs/news/152875/vucic--rama-face-to-face-meeting-begins.htm