We are not only talking about waves of refugees coming to Greece, to Italy, and elsewhere. Destabilizing the Balkans means Lebanonization, and that means destabilizing all of Europe.

Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in blocking the spread of the conflict. But any spillover could destroy this European-oriented partnership and create problems for the European Union countries themselves.

People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history.

If we didn't have the Albanian entrepreneurial spirit and financial support from the diaspora, this stupid political class would have destroyed the country by now.

The Congress is dividing the country on the lines of caste and regions. We need a stable government to put the country and its economy back on the rails.

The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

Though the euphoria surrounding Barack Obama's election last week as President-elect has not yet begun to subside, it is already time to recognise that the most important challenge facing the next U.S. president is to restore America's standing in the eyes of the world.

People can get information - on entertainment, politics, finance - much easier than before. That will change the way people do business, the way people live.