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2025-10-15 15:43:52Pikëpamje SHKRUAR NGA NGA ALADIN STAFA

By Aladin Stafa

Tirana this week became the epicenter of a global discussion that usually takes place in capitals with long military and digital histories. The NATO summit on cyber defense put Albania at the center of an issue that is vital for many countries: security in the digital space. But as experts and international officials debated the unexpectedness of cyber attacks and the ability to withstand them with sustainability and consistency, or even public-private partnership contracts, two questions still remain unanswered: what was the final outcome of the summit and what does this really mean for Albania?

The topics discussed at this summit, although not noticed with any particular attention by citizens, nevertheless took on a high importance. But why?

Today's world, in full operation and cooperation with technology, performs almost all operational movements through it. And if technology has its positive and facilitating sides, it can also pose an increased risk if it gets out of control or if protective walls are not put in place to prevent any command with negative intentions that may come from it.

Since NATO is an organization, with its focus on the common alliance between dozens of countries, strengthening collective cyber defense remains its fundamental goal. An attack on one country can have a domino effect within the members of this alliance, so close cooperation between them is extremely necessary. This cooperation would mean sharing information in real time, as well as developing common protocols.

The second point would be strategic investment projects and accountability. But this remains one of our weakest points. Because investments are not only technical. They have a significant impact on the national budget, politics and the credibility of the allies themselves. If we want to attract as many of them as possible, transparency towards European bureaucrats with the technicalities they require of us and accountability towards them is expected to be a challenging path. Only in this way will Albania feel the effect of the investments that will have to come to us from beyond the border.

The third and most current point remains the geopolitical risk in the digital space. Geopolitics has been the keyword in recent years. New wars are now not only fought on the battlefield, but also through a simple computer, as if to symbolize the time in which we are living. Cybernetics is not neutral, it takes a direction according to its use. Our country has been quite exposed to these attacks and attention must be increased. Due to our regional position or foreign policy, we have encountered problems precisely from these new avenues of attack. If we were to think that these issues are phenomena that only belong to the government, we would be mistaken.

The private sector also has an extremely important role. The early integration of key actors in its innovation and economic development ecosystem would bring breathing space and clarity to the state itself, which is tasked with pursuing strategic projects defined by NATO.

Perhaps for these technical reasons, summits generally have a meaningless connotation for the average citizen, and not without reason. Politicians and bureaucrats who gather on issues that are in principle fundamental to an increasingly globalized world, but the time needed to implement them is still long. An unprecedented patience for people who have been aspiring for decades to join a club that once prospered quickly.

Europe has functioned this way for generations, so it is not without reason that its journey today seems less modern than ever, losing the rhythm and desire and also the will, these characteristics with which the new era is moving very quickly. Therefore, Albania, the show that comes from the summits not only needs to turn into marketing, but of course from here it also needs to match the achievements with the ambitions it has. The summits remind us that being sovereign is not enough just to have a flag in the hall, but to also be able to strengthen the security of your country, to have information and to be a vanguard while preserving national integrity.

In all this war-peace effort, these above are some reasons why the decisions that have just come into force on the European continent for travelers coming from non-Schengen countries do not seem paradoxical. In a way, there is an increased rigor in declaring data, destination, time of stay and the reason for their trip when they leave the border, while also carrying an increased pressure that the club exerts on free movement. Apparently 'free' with a careful attention to conveying the message that everyone is 'watched'. A move in the opposite direction from what we have heard from them recently, on an expansion or even an offer to take us into their group.

The road continues to be long and full of challenges. But Albania must continue to remain consistent and ambitious towards the final goal.


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