Albania Belongs to Albanians

<p>In this episode, I’m talking about why so many Albanians are outraged over the proposed luxury development tied to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in Albania.</p><p>What is being sold as tourism and investment is, for many people, something far more serious: protected land being opened up for private profit, environmental destruction, government corruption, and the selling off of land that holds deep historical and cultural meaning?</p><p>I break down the controversy around Zvernec, Sazan Island, and the wider Vlore area, why this deal has hit such a nerve, and why many Albanians see it as part of a bigger pattern of foreign influence, exploitation, and political betrayal.</p><p>This episode is personal. It’s about anger, grief, and resistance — and about what it feels like to watch people in power treat Albanian land like it’s theirs to sell.</p>