Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests the New Western Order

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests the New Western Order

Photograph Source: Albinfo – CC BY 4.0 After Miami-based firm Affinity Partners secured their first building permit for major developments on Albania’s coast on April 29, outrage in the small Balkan country has steadily grown. Within weeks, a video of a protester being beaten and dragged away by private security guards went viral, helping ignite what has become known as Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution.” On July 4, tens of thousands of Albanians m…

John P. Ruehl - Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests the New Western Order

The protest against Jared Kushner’s property developments is part of a broader anti-corruption movement spreading across the Balkans. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor to several other foreign affairs publications.  Cross-posted from Counterpunch After Miami-based firm Affinity Partners secured their first building permit for major devel…