crime, drugs trafficking, violence, or vandalism comes second. P24F P 25 ASB shows that corruption has been identified as the most serious and second most serious security threat by most of the citizens that were interviewed: 39.3% think that corruption is the number one security threat, while 11.2% of citizens identified organised crime as the most serious security threat, with another 19.2% which think of it as the second most important threat. A smaller percentage of the citizens view pandemics, terrorism, foreign migrants, natural disasters, climate change, and cybercrime as a threat. P25F P 26 Albanian Security Barometer shows that the large majority of the respondents, 86.4% say that they are concerned for their future personal security as a result of the overall developments in Albania, and slightly less but still the largest majority 84.5% are concerned for their future personal security as a result of the international developments. P26F 27 P Securitymeter reveals a pessimistic trend in the region, since the share of respondents who expect their personal security situation to improve over the next year has decreased to only 17% of the respondents, while the share of those expecting it to get worse has also increased to 20%. P27F P 28 4.2 SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION Albanian Security Barometer reveals a general supportive disposition of Albanian society for cooperative security. This can be related to a general perception that allies are seen as crucial to Albania’s security. 88.5% of the respondents think that Albania cannot guarantee its security without the support of allied countries. P28F 29 P In this regard, the majority of respondents feel that Albania has to intensify security cooperation with allies. Most of the citizens think that Albania should give top priority to its relations with the United States, 70.1%, while 16.7% say with Germany and 6.9% with Turkey, followed by minor percentages with Italy 2.7%, and UK 1.7%(figure 4). Otherwise, most of the respondents, 37.4%, think that at this moment Turkey offers Albania’s the best relations, about the same percentage, 36.4%, think that the USA does so, 15.1% say Germany, 8% say Italy, 1.8% UK and 0.8% France. P29F P 30 25 ACIT Centre& Finance Think.(2022) SecuriMeter2022–Public Opinion Survey on Security, 28. 26 Dyrmishi. A.(2022). Albanian Security Barometer: National Survey 2022, 27. 27 Dyrmishi. A.(2022). Albanian Security Barometer: National Survey 2022, 25. 28 ACIT Centre& Finance Think.(2022) SecuriMeter2022–Public Opinion Survey on Security, 24. 29 Dyrmishi. A.(2022). Albanian Security Barometer: National Survey 2022, 34. 30 Dyrmishi. A.(2022). Albanian Security Barometer: National Survey 2022, 33. 15