National and International Security Similar to the previous barometer, in addition to obtaining perceptions on security at individual and community levels, citizens were asked about their perceptions on security threats at the national, regional(Balkan) and global scales. This year, most respondents identified corruption, organized crime, and unemployment as the biggest threats to Albania’s security, but, unlike last year, the percentage of citizens who identify unemployment and organized crime as the main threats has increased. 3 Regardless of the fact that the amount of those who regard corruption as a major threat has declined, a significant majority of respondents, over one-third, still see corruption as the main threat to Albania’s security. There was also an increase in the percentage of citizens who saw the threat of environmental degradation/pollution and foreign migrants as the main threat, while fewer citizens than last year regard terrorism, war with neighbouring countries, and violent extremism as the main threat. 36.95 40 34.34 35 What is the greatest threat to Albania's security? 30 25 23.31 20.37 20 18.03 18.74 15 10.67 7.83 7.62 5.07 10 5.43 3.95 3.23 5 2.22 0 Corruption Unemployment Organised crime Terrorism War with Environmental neighbouring pollution countries Violent extremism 2019 2020 1.42 0.81 Foreign migrants Graph 29. Perception of greatest threats to Albania’s security. 3 To ensure that the question on unemployment was not understood as that of individual cases, interviewers ensured that respondents considered unemployment as a society-wide problem. 43