#  Ilva Tare 

Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program

Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council

 

 

 



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Ilva Tare is a journalist, media executive, and policy analyst whose work focuses on democracy, governance, corruption, media, and transatlantic relations, with particular expertise in the politics of the Western Balkans. She is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, where she leads initiatives on the region and hosts *\#BalkansDebrief*, a policy podcast featuring senior policymakers, journalists, and experts. She was previously Managing Director and Head of News at Euronews Albania and spent more than two decades as a leading political journalist and television host in Albania.

**Research Interests:** US sanctions impact on the western Balkan countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [Academic Year 2026-27](/academic-year/academic-year-2026-27)
- ## People
    
     [Fellows](/people/fellows)