From Chile to Hong Kong, the World Saw a Lot of Protests in 2019. Here’s Why That Trend Is Going to Continue
With high-profile protests raging across Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Sudan, Algeria, Lebanon, India, Spain, France and more, last year it often felt as if much of the world was out in the streets. A lot of it was. A report published Thursday by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft finds that a quarter of the world’s countries experienced a “surge” in civil unrest in 2019. And, the report’s author...
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Jan 20, 2020