Why the Kushner-Trump $1.4B Albania Resort Is in Trouble | WSJ

ZVERNEC, ALBANIA – On the doorstep of a Jared Kushner-linked development site, a group of determined villagers set out in late May to protest barbed-wire fencing preventing their access to a coastal peninsula. A video of the scene captured security guards punching one resident in the throat and dragging him along the beach by his arms. The incident sparked outrage and inspired a nationwide protest movement dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution," with demonstrators calling for an end to the plans for the $1.4 billion resort project tied to Kushner and Trump interests. The clash between local residents and security forces has become a flashpoint in Albania over development, land access and the influence of foreign investors. The WSJ report examines how a luxury development on the Albanian coast became the center of a growing political and social battle, tracing the events that turned a local dispute into a national movement and raising questions about the project's future.