Why so many Albanians hate the Trump-Kushner resort deal so much | DW News

Albania has faced weeks of protests – the 'flamingo revolution' - over a deal to develop Sazan island, a nature preserve. The developers: super-connected Jared Kushner, who has an inside line to the White House, and his wife, Ivanka Trump. Are real estate deals just a new kind of geopolitics? And what happens when every detail revealed about the multi-billion luxury resort unleashes more public protest in one of Europe's poorest countries? 

Chapters:
0:00 Why Albanians are protesting
0:49 The Kushner project: a luxury resort with global implications
2:07 Business and international politics: a unique Trump-era relationship
2:55 Land for influence: the geopolitical trade-off
3:46 Following the money behind Affinity Partners
5:00 Edi Rama defends the project
7:00 Transparency concerns fuel public anger
8:41 Could the resort threaten Albania's EU ambitions?
9:01 The risk of betting on powerful individuals
9:45 Flamingos, politics, and Albania's uncertain future

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