{
  "id": 16330478,
  "title": "Andrew Smith warns that policing, political blame are no substitute for social reform & public trust",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/andrew-smith-warns-that-policing-political-blame-are-no-substitute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:09:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/andrew-smith-warns-that-policing-political-blame-are-no-substitute-for-social-reform-public-trust"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“You can't police yourself into social cohesion. You can't police yourself into a political future,” explains Andrew Smith, historian of modern France at Queen Mary University of London. He identifies a central paradox confronting the French Republic: the state may possess the means to impose public order, yet lack the political capacity to address the demands and grievances driving mass…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}