Francesco Crispi

Italy Still Views Albania Through a Colonial Lens

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 07/17/2023 - 07:26

Italy's ambitions toward Albanian-inhabited territories started in the late-19th century when the region belonged to the Ottoman Empire. They culminated with the occupation of Albania on April 7, 1939. Eighty years have passed since the end of Italy's imperialist dreams in the Balkans, but their legacy still haunts Italian-Albanian relations.