Yellow vest protests are erupting around the world – but are they a passing fad?

The yellow vests first seen in the French protests have been adopted by protesters in other countries. Image: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Dawn Brancati
Visiting Scholar, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University
Adrian Lucardi
Assistant Professor of Political Science, ITAM

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