Enver Hoxha

Tirana, Albania's capital, is rapidly changing with a construction boom and growing tourism.

The EU's new migration policy, exemplified by a detention camp in Albania supported by Commission President von der Leyen, outsources asylum processing to third countries, replacing burden-sharing with externalized border control measures.

Albanian protests against American investor Jared Kushner's luxury resort project in a protected wetland reached day 39, with thousands demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over environmental destruction concerns and alleged corruption surrounding the four-to-five-billion-euro development.

Ivanka Trump's proposed luxury real estate development on Albania's protected Sazan Island sparked mass protests dubbed the "flamingo revolution," escalating into nineteen days of anti-government demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over corruption and environmental concerns.

Albanians protest for the 35th night, demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation and end to corruption.

Lea Ypi promotes a "socialisme moral" or radical democracy, combining critique of capitalism and state socialism.