Professor Lea Ypi discusses Albanian protests against Jared Kushner's proposed luxury resort
Monday 8 June 2026
Professor Lea Ypi writes in the Guardian about protests in Albania against a real estate development planned by the Trump family, and the slogan "Albania is not for sale".
"Albania doesn’t need to catch up with Europe – it can lead. A generation willing to mobilise for an alternative model of development, one that rejects oligarchic capture and connects environmental protection to democratic legitimacy, should not be feared but celebrated."