Donatella della Porta, political scientist: 'Footage of France's youth protests is so powerful that it has an impact across Europe'
While the crackdown on youth protests has been particularly harsh in France, the Italian academic argues in an interview that a distinctly French element is at play. She also observes a broader trend, from the United States to Europe, toward 'counterinsurgency operations' instead of 'traditional crowd control.'
We haven't written up this one. Le Monde English has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
