Cinematic scene of European unrest in Paris, showing protesters, riot police, burning barricades, French and European Union flags, and signs calling for education, housing, work and public services against a backdrop of economic and demographic uncertainty.

When Europe’s Warning Lights Begin to Look Familiar

Europe’s unrest may not foretell America’s future, but the pressures beneath it—aging populations, debt, migration, housing scarcity, technological disruption and declining institutional confidence—are becoming increasingly familiar across the Atlantic.