Ama Lotlana is the Editor-in-Chief of the Atlas Institute for International Affairs.
He is also an Editorial Manager for the Andalus Committee, a collaborative researcher with the Albania and Kosovo APPG, and a political advisor.
Lotlana studied Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has previously studied at the University of Pristina, specialising in Japanese Foreign Policy.
At present, his research interests focus on how political power manifests in bureaucratic institutions through legal, symbolic, and institutional means.
US Escalation in Venezuela Since 2025: Reshaping Politics, Law, and Regional Stability
A comprehensive analysis of US escalation in Venezuela, examining how the transition from economic coercion to direct intervention has reconfigured political authority, challenged international law, and destabilised governance within Venezuela…
Erasmus+ and EU-UK Relations: An Interview with the President of the YEM
In this interview, the President of the Young European Movement UK (YEM), Alfred Quantrill reflects on its role in the UK’s return to Erasmus+, offering insight into elite-led advocacy, the…
From Sanctions to Seizure: Washington’s Use of Military Force in Venezuela
The US seizure of Nicolás Maduro marks an unprecedented breach of Venezuelan sovereignty that escalates long-simmering sanctions, criminalisation and covert pressure into open military intervention with profound regional and legal…
The British Home Secretary’s Reforms to Match Reform UK and Anti-Albanian Sentiment
The Home Secretary's asylum overhaul plans to shift the UK from protection to probation: tightening rights, extending precarity, and echoing Farage’s hard-line framing and the British media's use of Albanians…
Article 4: Poland, Estonia and American Retrenchment
Back to back Article 4 invocations by Poland and Estonia highlight how Russian provocations and looming US retrenchment are testing NATO’s deterrence credibility on its eastern flank. NATO’s eastern flank…
Sanctions to Warships: American Mobilisation near Venezuela
Washington wields sanctions, asset freezes, and military deployments to reinforce its hegemony, while Caracas seeks legitimacy in resistance despite financial fragility. The relationship between the United States and Venezuela has…
Theatre in Anchorage: How the Alaska Summit Proposed Ukraine’s Future
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Putin’s first U.S. visit since 2022, shifted American policy toward Moscow’s terms by framing territorial concessions as “peace,” raising fears that Ukraine could face a…
The Balkan Projection: Britain’s Externalisation of Migration Policy
Modern Britain can be described as having a political climate charged by migration anxieties and rising populism. In recent times, the United Kingdom’s efforts to curb irregular migration continue to…