Ethnic Interest Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy

Fron Nahzi is one of the leading experts on the Western Balkans and on the Albanian-American Community. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he played a pivotal role in mobilizing Albanian-American organizations in support of Kosovo and Albania's democratic movements. Since 1991, he has led numerous democratic development programs across the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. His work has been supported by major institutions, including the British Council, European Commission, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, and the governments of Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States. During the Yugoslav wars, Nahzi was the senior editor of the award-winning Institute for War and Peace Reporting. He has served as a guest analyst for CNN, BBC, PBS, and NPR, and his commentary has appeared in leading international outlets such as The Guardian, The Independent, Le Courrier, Politico, The Hill, European Voice, Project Syndicate, Newsday, and Huffington Post. He is also a regular contributor to BalkanInsight. Nahzi has presented on international development and Balkan affairs at forums organized by the United Nations, OSCE, EU, the Austrian and Dutch foreign ministries, and universities including Columbia, Georgetown, Tufts, the New School, Albany, and Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). He is currently an Adjunct Faculty Instructor at American University's School of Public Affairs, USA.