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In this video, we’ll try to figure out what’s actually behind the European riots – and who might be stoking them.

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European protests 2026
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/10/27/france-is-rioting-the-rest-of-europe-is-surprisingly-peaceful
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nobody-heard-us-why-gen-z-are-leading-protests-across-europe-2026-10-28/
https://www.dw.com/en/german-youth-plan-france-style-mass-protests/a-79727133
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/25/spanish-youths-storm-barcelona-as-violent-protests-sweep-eu/

European authorities investigate possible foreign influence
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/france-and-italy-blame-foreign-powers-for-riots-but-wheres-the-evidence
https://www.ft.com/content/d95609cd-1bb9-4995-937b-875277de3a42?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.firstpost.com/world/france-riots-paris-milan-violence-russia-link-hybrid-war-italy-defence-minister-guido-crosetto-14054501.html

The ‘Black Bloc’
https://www.ft.com/content/f97755f2-8b07-47bf-9c14-7963a701c9c3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Spanish protests
https://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2026/10/26/6adfa586e85ece80418b45bc.html
https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2026-10-26/que-es-blocus-la-etiqueta-en-redes-que-desato-los-disturbios-en-barcelona.html

FT: France and Britain are in thrall to pensioners (Sep 2025)
https://www.ft.com/content/d419bd2d-a6ba-44a5-a93a-1276f3e5d2d7?syn-25a6b1a6=1

TLDR Explainers
https://youtu.be/gdfHVfGHEJs?si=IedJe2eEHp5aR8XQ
https://youtu.be/d0C4JwBUlXw?si=orTvHNLgS6cegTSO
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY?si=edeTZ4aO9dXeT6Zq

0:00 What’s Actually Driving the European Riots?
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Apparently inspired by similar movements elsewhere, the Albanian protests are evolving. We explain the ongoing protests in Albania, why they’re escalating, and whether this could be the beginning of the end for Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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Albania anti-government protests (Oct 2026)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-24/albanian-protests-turn-violent-as-calls-grow-for-pm-to-resign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/24/tensions-rise-in-albania-as-protesters-burn-symbolic-pillows-outside-prime-ministers-offic
https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/international/news/albania-students-burn-chairs-protest-edi-rama-office-tirana-139494521.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/fresh-protests-tirana-despite-new-measures-curb-unrest-2026-10-25/
https://albaniandailynews.com/news/police-arrests-10-more-suspects-after-violent-protests-in-tirana

Rama’s response:
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/10/20/albanian-pm-rama-steps-up-rhetoric-against-student-protesters/bi/
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/albania-plans-new-legal-measures-as-student-protests-continue/4100556
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/albanias-pm-edi-rama-blames-hybrid-war-for-fuelling-unrest-across-the-country

Albania’s Kushner resort ‘Flamingo Protests’ (June 2026):
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=8gvVFPyGWxQTCX_V
https://youtu.be/LE92ePNvrBA?si=QkEAJoxN3O8SJw83
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r2rdjv2n1o

2026 Serbian election:
https://youtu.be/Vy5Rh-f8dFg?si=DhPUqsDI2noP1J_x

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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at Sunday’s election in Serbia, what unfolded, and what could happen next.

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Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226

Election results:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/serbian-leader-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat-in-fiercely-contested-parliamentary-election

Election report:
https://crta.rs/en/1215-high-turnout-photographing-ballots-the-most-common-irregularity/

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Some NATO members are concerned about Trump’s Bergen Group becoming a VIP club. We take a look at whether Trump is trying to split NATO, if he even could, and what it could mean for the future of the alliance.

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Allies left out:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/us-meeting-in-poland-excluding-france-uk-baltic-risks-dividing-nato
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/britain-excluded-us-talks-nato-120655191.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-allies-push-back-against-us-led-nato-vip-club/

“Loyalty test” questionnaire:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/pentagon-quizzes-nato-allies-on-political-loyalty-documents-reveal
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/09/04/us-nato-europe-troops-survey-loyalty-survey/91595311007/

Threat perceptions:
Us on middle east/asia https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FP_20201210_indo_pacific_ohanlon.pdf
European threat perceptions:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-grappling-its-identity-well-russian-aggression
https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2025/09/05/spain-and-the-sahel-security-at-stake-after-international-withdrawal/
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906473

NATO:
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/text-of-speech-by-robert-gates-on-the-future-of-nato/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/trackers-and-data-visualizations/nato-defense-spending-tracker/
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/operations-and-missions/nato-operations-and-missions
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?country1=norway&country2=denmark

Bits and bobs that don’t neatly fit into a category:
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-forecast-and-surveys/economic-forecasts/spring-2025-economic-forecast-moderate-growth-amid-global-economic-uncertainty/economic-impact-higher-defence-spending_en
https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-warns-europe-nato-is-becoming-brain-dead

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We’re taking another look at France’s fiscal crisis; why it presents the European Central Bank (or ECB) with a difficult dilemma; and why some sort of ECB bailout is perhaps more likely than is commonly assumed.

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France bond yield data
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/spread/france-10-years-vs-germany-10-years/

France debt/deficit data:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-21102026-bp
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-22/france-s-deficit-to-widen-as-economic-growth-slows-imf-says
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GGXCNL_G01_GDP_PT@FM/FM_EMG/FM_LIDC/FRA

Odds for next French presidential election:
https://polymarket.com/event/next-french-presidential-election

Le Pen platform evaluated:
https://www.politico.eu/article/le-pen-unveils-economic-platform-stuffed-with-eye-watering-cuts-but-few-new-ideas/
https://think.ing.com/articles/frances-national-rally-fiscal-plan-faces-major-delivery-risks/

TPI applicability:
https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2106041147567047152

Le Pen on leaving the euro in 2017:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38511058

Melenchon partial default plans:
https://www.ft.com/content/1b416427-0e86-40c0-9536-c31d76635313?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Market reaction to “whatever it takes”:
https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/effectiveness-european-central-banks-asset-purchase-programme

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