What Jared and Ivanka want, Jared and Ivanka get? Not if Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has any say in it

Key Points:

• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner face massive protests in Albania over plans to build a luxury resort on a protected nature reserve, displacing flamingos and taking over the country's largest island, Sazan, which is public property.
• The project, linked to Kushner's LLC Atlantic Incubation Partners, has sparked what is being called the "flamingo revolution," with up to 200,000 Albanians protesting daily—the largest unrest since the fall of communism.
• Albania's anti-corruption agency is investigating how the land's protected status was removed, while critics accuse the government of corruption and question the backgrounds of companies involved in the development.
• Prime Minister Edi Rama has dismissed the protests and environmental concerns as ideological attacks, accusing critics of using Albania to target the Trump administration and refusing to resign amid calls for his ousting.
• The controversy reflects broader global tensions over billionaire-led land acquisitions and privatization efforts, raising concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty and the rise of "crypto colonialism" and private city projects worldwide.