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Exclusive: Albania’s prime minister on the tourism backlash in the face of Trump resort plans
Albania has caught the eye of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. We meet prime minister Edi Rama as he attempts to head off protests against plans for a new kind of luxury tourism.
Business
Highlights from the Las Vegas electronics fair. Plus: Giselle Makarachvili, CEO of Hmlet.
The road ahead
Even the most well-intentioned changes can leave people behind. Electric vehicles, for instance, are essential to secure the future of our planet but not everybody can afford one.
Affairs
Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.
Do we need royal families?
While dozens of monarchies endure globally, recent decades have seen more republics emerge than kingdoms restored. Do crowned heads provide stabilising tradition or obstruct progress?
Edi Rama
The prime minister of Albania sits down in his office dining room to talk politics, relationships and his dream dinner.
Written authority
Ismail Kadare battled autocracy throughout his 60-year career to become a world-renowned author and Man Booker prizewinner. Monocle headed to Paris to meet Albania’s celebrated literary hero.
The eagle rebranded
Albania’s new prime minister has a daunting job. With high unemployment and endemic corruption, the nation is ready for change – and the somewhat eccentric Edi Rama is ready to step up.
