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Geopolitics•October 22, 2026

What to Make of Europe’s Protests

Over the past week, protests erupted in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Albania, while smaller mobilizations also took place in Belgium and Germany.

What to Make of Europe’s Protests

Over the past week, protests erupted in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Albania, while smaller mobilizations also took place in Belgium and Germany. Though the protests differed in scale and intensity, their concurrence and proximate causes reveal something significant about the socioeconomic and political pressures building throughout Europe. What makes the current wave of protests […]

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