In The Hague, the symbolic heart of Dutch governance and international law, riot police dispersed a far-right demonstration that had turned violent on a September afternoon in 2026. The incident is not an isolated rupture but a visible moment in a longer European story — one in which far-right movements have steadily built street presence alongside electoral momentum. Authorities drew the line between protected speech and public disorder, yet the deeper question the Netherlands now faces is whether this is a tactical problem to be managed or a systemic one to be understood.