Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor is a British-born journalist living and working in Tirana, Albania, since 2017. She writes for Exit.al/en and is the news editor and Albania and Kosovo correspondent for EU politics and policy media EURACTIV. In addition, she covers the region for DW, BBC, and occasionally The Times, as well as media such as The Lead, Vice, Open Democracy, and Byline Times. As well as creating content, she was elected to the board of the Albanian Ethical Media Alliance for the second term in 2022 and regularly talks in local and international panels and at educational institutions on media, ethics, and journalism in the current climate. She started her career in Malta as a political and social columnist before working with the award-winning investigative platform The Shift News. Author photo: Jutta Benzenberg

Friend or Foe? The complexities of Turkish influence in Albania

Alice Taylor

18.12.25

While Turkey may not have the same nefarious intentions as Iran and Russia when it comes to foreign influence and misinformation, many are still cautious. They see the promotion of Islam in Albania by Ankara as ‘un-Albanian’, and an infringement of its...

Freedom, Fake News, and Foreign Influence

Alice Taylor

10.10.25

Albania’s media landscape is under more scrutiny than ever...

Albania battles with corruption and a lack of activists to hold power to account

Alice Taylor

03.09.25

Во декември 1990 година, група студенти во Тирана, Албанија, започнаа да протестираат поради условите во студентските домови, барајќи пристап до...

Albania’s efforts to position itself as a regional defence and diplomacy leader

Alice Taylor

24.08.25

A red carpet stretched across Skanderbeg Square, leading them into the sixth European Political Community Summit, where they gathered for one day to discuss the continent's security, trade, politics, and...

As war rages in Ukraine, Albanians fight for economic survival

Alice Taylor

18.03.22

While the war in Ukraine continues to rage, for thousands of Albanians it is a continual battle to feed their families and pay their bills. Their protests don’t come from a place of non-compassion, but rather a primal urge to...

Tirana: A city scarred by money laundering

Alice Taylor

28.01.22

Alice Taylor The march of the diggers, cranes, and cement mixers continues while Albanians find themselves driven out of the city. Those that remain, witness the destruction of historical monuments, playgrounds, and open areas and are powerless to prevent it. ...