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The more corruption, the less sovereignty

2026-09-18 21:08:07Pikëpamje SHKRUAR NGA ADRIAN THANO
The more corruption, the less sovereignty
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The sovereignty of a state is usually measured by its territorial borders, its army or international recognition. But there is another dimension, much more invisible. It is the moral integrity of its leaders. When a political leadership loses this integrity due to widespread corruption, it simultaneously surrenders its ability to protect the national interest. Corruption eliminates freedom of decision-making. It turns the ruler from a representative of the people into a blackmailable individual.

In today's international relations, the diplomacy of great powers has no sentiments, it operates on the levers of pressure. Faced with the threat of isolation, criminal files or compromising wiretapping, corrupt politicians are forced to make strategic concessions that directly harm the state. The blackmailable leader accepts disadvantageous agreements to buy international support or silence.

The case of Kosovo and the acceptance of the Hague Tribunal should also be read in this light. Despite arguments that it was a necessity to maintain partnership with the West, the fact remains that a young state accepted a legal mechanism placed outside its full control.

This was not only a consequence of the inevitable disparity between a small state and the great powers. It was also related to the weaknesses of the post-war political class, which, weighed down by accusations of corruption and state capture, had lost some of its moral authority and consequently its ability to confront international pressure from a stronger position.

In Tirana, the model appears in other forms. The post-'90s history of Albania is filled with important decisions that have been dictated more by the needs of power than by the long-term interest of the state. Agreements affecting maritime spaces, regional initiatives undertaken without social consensus, the acceptance of international burdens that much larger countries have been reluctant to take on, concessions and privatizations of strategic assets, have made it clear to us that the political survival of the leaders has outweighed the protection of national interests.

These decisions have been presented as obligations to allies or as 'contributions to global security.' In reality, the state has not acted as a sovereign entity negotiating the interests of the country. It has accepted long-term costs to provide short-term support to the next helmsmen.

As long as we are guided by these 'tactical calculations' of those in power conditioned by their sins, we will continue to have a flag, anthem, and borders, but in essence we will remain an informal protectorate dictated by the interests of those who own the "files" of our leaders.

For this reason, the fight against corruption should not be seen as 'reform', the need for laws on laws, a condition for entering the EU, etc. Anti-corruption is the greatest act of modern patriotism. It is easy to make emotional speeches and posts, patriotism is measured by what a person does when he has power and public money in his hands. There he gains the power to say "no" even to an ally when the country's interest requires it.

Today's world is driven by cold interests. Without leaders with this moral authority, the sovereignty of Kosovo, but also of Albania, will remain a truncated concept, ready for trading in the bargains of an increasingly cynical geopolitics./ Gazeta Dita


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