Europe

New Delhi wants to be friends with both Moscow and Washington, but the war in Ukraine has underscored the contradictions in its global vision.

Sergiy Kyslytsya talks about Putin’s nuclear blackmail, what to do with the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and how even Henry Kissinger can learn.

As Russia and China grow closer, Central Asian leaders don’t have as much leverage—or independence—as they once did.

In the midst of uncertainty, people stick with the devil they know.

With Russia no longer involved, it’s hard to see what Arctic politics can still accomplish.

Beijing is blowing up its relationships by backing Russia.

By pitching himself as a hero to the U.S. right, he’s taking a page from the 1960s North Vietnamese playbook to undermine support for Ukraine.

With their livelihoods threatened and the state stretched thin, agricultural workers are taking demining into their own hands.

How the nonstop blare of Russian state media fuels the war effort—and blurs reality.

The theorist’s magnum opus wasn’t a blueprint for dictators—it was an ode to institutional constraints on leaders.

Why anti-gay propaganda has been part of Russia’s strategy against Ukraine from the start.

As Turkey's centennial nears, its founding secularism may no longer be in fashion—but nationalism is.

The balance of power in Europe is changing—just as it always has.

Eight takeaways about Russian evasion of Western sanctions.

Keir Starmer has dropped Corbynism, but his foreign policy is still unclear.

Beijing may be an appealing partner, but that doesn’t mean the region is breaking with Moscow.

Granting Turkey membership in the EU would offer Europe the chance to redefine both itself and its raison d’être.

Moscow’s massive losses may not neutralize its threat to NATO countries.

At a moment of profound change, Berlin and London must work together.

Why Ukrainians are ambivalently watching Turkey’s election.

As the Russian invasion carries on, Ukraine’s relationship to religion is becoming ever more strained.

No matter how this war ends, Russia will need to be deterred from attacking again.

A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.

The leaders of Turkey, Hungary, and India will all eventually leave the scene. But their buildings will be left behind.

But separatist parties hope upcoming elections will revitalize the independence movement.

Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on convincing the rest of the world to stand on the right side of history.

Erdogan’s monetary policy is a disaster, but Turks keep voting for him.

Debate rages over whether to pick the “gold, silver, or bronze” medal option for prosecuting war crimes.

Sunday’s vote is unlikely to yield a new government.

Bringing Kyiv into the alliance soon could harden Russia’s resolve, frustrate potential peace efforts, and play into the Kremlin’s propaganda.

Erdogan’s strong first-round showing could mean five more years of headaches for Washington and NATO.

Viktor Orban has put billions of dollars behind a soft-power strategy focused on attracting conservative American thinkers.

More ambassadors, more embassies, and, the hope is, more countering Russia.

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative would hurt Beijing, too.

Erdogan’s better-than-expected showing is a reminder that hope isn’t analysis.

The recruitment of prisoners via the Wagner Group has boosted manpower but cost morale.

Military analyst Dara Massicot on how to follow the next phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The European Union is considering a new law that would ban ecocide.

Aging weapons and domestic politics could lead to a return to explosive testing.

They will save many lives, bring victory closer, and spare other Western resources.

An isolated Russia is turning to China for help in the north.

But the alliance is still wrestling over when and how to open the latch.

Long before the Cannes Film Festival, a new book shows, the Côte d’Azur built a brand on flaunting affluence.

What bestselling books tell us about how Russians are processing the war.

They got food, fado, and sossegado. Also, the Inquisition.

Svidomy, once used to locate people on the political spectrum, has come to signify wartime unity.

The greenback’s dominance is here to stay. Here’s why.

Moscow is once again trying to flex its muscle by appointing a new general in Nagorno-Karabakh. Durable peace would derail the Kremlin’s plans.

It’s time for the United States to prioritize members of the alliance that understand the Russian threat and are taking it seriously.

Millions of voters return to shattered towns hoping for a new president this weekend.

“Russia only understands one thing, and that’s power,” one senior officer said.

Ahead of Turkey’s election, civil society organizations have mobilized a record number of volunteers to monitor and protect the polls.

Diaspora voters in Germany and elsewhere backed Erdogan overwhelmingly last time around. Will they deliver for him again?

A new law about home heating reveals political constraints on the energy transition.

In communities abroad, the Erdogan regime has a head start. Democratic activists are responding to repression with mobilization.

Afghans, Syrians, and others have been given Turkish citizenship. They’ll say thanks at the polls.

The Russian president faces a growing threat from his own citizens.

Elections still matter in Turkey, and not every strongman is strong.

Overflowing graveyards and other parallels signal a threat to Vladimir Putin’s rule.

How to understand one of the most important elections of 2023.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni believes in the racist great replacement theory—and is putting it into in practice.

The opposition could win. But what happens if Erdogan loses?

The intelligence may be artificial, but the regulation is real—or might be.

The United States has deepened its commitments to Serbia’s near-autocratic president and reoriented its regional posture to center Belgrade’s foreign-policy priorities.

But the opposition could still win.

Moscow’s arms exports have fallen to levels not seen since the Soviet Union’s collapse.

But can they cooperate on trade while competing on investment?

Baltic and North Sea nations are getting nervous about Russia’s unabashed surveys of infrastructure-laden seafloors.

As a strategic consensus emerges in Europe, France is in the way.

Ukrainian troops are targeting an area where Russians are still holed up in a nuclear power plant.

The French president is bound to provoke outrage if he continues to govern like a king.

FP contributors’ top titles to make sense of the country ahead of its most important election

Behind closed doors in western Ukraine, the devastating impact of the distant war becomes clear.

Sergey Lavrov’s swing through the United Nations this week was the culmination of his tour of the global south—but is he winning any converts?

Anti-migrant policies delayed rescue after a shipwreck that killed 90 people.

Dublin faces an economic train wreck due to its overreliance on a few U.S. companies.

But some damage can’t be fixed by bricks and mortar.

Four years after a major scandal ousted it from government, the party is leading national polls again.

The U.S. special envoy for climate responds to critics of the Inflation Reduction Act.

The question looms large over a meeting between Biden and the South Korean leader this week.

French cops have gotten more heavy-handed than anywhere else in Europe.

Putin’s pursuit of a “Russian world” is rekindling Serbian expansionism in the Balkans.

Here’s what it might look like.

Erdogan has few role models for how to peacefully concede power.

The request comes just a month after the pro-Russian government turned hoses and nightsticks on pro-Europe demonstrators.

Eastern Europe is irate over imports of Ukrainian grain. That’s by design.

The president of the European Commission has Washington’s back on China—but does she have Europe’s?

Every day Kyiv waits, the Russians dig deeper trenches.

Videos of atrocities stem back to the bloody wars of the 1990s.

Deglobalization is changing corporate behavior as boardrooms start paying attention to war.

Pushing farms toward a green transition could result in a big backlash.

The first 24 hours of the expected counteroffensive will likely be decisive.

How Washington and Beijing could stop the war in Europe.

Kyiv says more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia. This is the story of a few who made it home.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s abandonment of the left and his embrace of allies’ neoliberal economics could cost him the election.

Amid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.

Many have begun to associate anti-gay bigotry with imperial aggression.

It’s taken a few decades, but the final shutdown comes at a delicate time.

Leaders in Washington need to face an uncomfortable truth: A self-reliant EU is a better partner than a dependent one.

It seems that only an act of God could dislodge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Maybe the Feb. 6 earthquake was just that.

Kyiv needs a clear membership track, but Washington and Berlin are blocking it.

Hungary, Poland, and Spain snoop on politicians, activists, and journalists. Brussels has no answer.

Emmanuel Macron served Xi Jinping a strategic triumph on a silver platter.

Three showcase projects anchor Britain’s future in the Indo-Pacific.

The Ukrainian government is now trapped by its own uncompromising—and increasingly indefensible—policy.

With elections on the horizon, Turkey is trying to stabilize its currency while also dealing with the economic aftershocks of a traumatic earthquake.

But they will make his job much more difficult.

Advanced tanks will be critical to any summer offensive.

After joining NATO, all eyes are on the Nordic country. Here’s what makes it unique.

Turkish villages are vanishing as the country boosts its reliance on hydropower.

The Wagner Group is strikingly reckless with its own men’s lives.

The war in Ukraine exposes a vulnerable seam in NATO strategy.

Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis makes the case for giving Ukraine the weapons it needs to the end the war.

One of the alliance’s long-awaited new members has joined, but it won’t necessarily bring Europe closer to strategic autonomy.

Feeling the heat at home, the French president heads to China to ink some lucrative deals and pay lip service to Xi’s pledges of peace.

The Baltic Sea was once a Russian lake. Now NATO owns the northern flank.

American critics chastise Europeans’ rejection of fossil fuels. But Europe is winning the bet.

As Finland joins NATO, a few European holdouts cling to nonalignment.

Our intrepid reporter joins the Finnish Diplomatic Sauna Society.

An increasingly desperate country is no place for foreigners.

Moscow can no longer both cooperate and compete on the global stage.

London can please either Brussels or Belfast. It’s choosing Brussels.

Beijing’s diplomatic overture has three ulterior motives.

China hawks in Washington rattle nerves in Europe.

Russian weapons dominate India’s arsenal, but Moscow can no longer deliver.

A new book shows how Mussolini’s political heirs have shaped the country’s identity.

The center-left prime minister is a rock star internationally—but she might lose this weekend’s vote.

Its parliament’s dysfunction has paved the way for a pro-Russian presidential power grab, and this week’s elections are unlikely to help.

Putin’s war in Ukraine is about to add 800 miles to his headaches.

A debate over Indigenous issues has empowered the country’s nativist right ahead of a critical election.

The government backed down, much to Russia’s chagrin, but it could reintroduce a reviled law.

Western vagueness about war aims is creating a risky vacuum for the Kremlin to exploit.

Eastern Europe is in the driver’s seat. The West should buckle up.

Europe criticizes other countries for cracking down on civil society—and is on the verge of doing the same.

France’s pension reforms, Italy’s elder care robots, and Arkansas’s child labor all have one thing in common: a fear of immigration.

The ruling Justice and Development Party has a long record of targeting minorities through reconstruction projects.

A political construct created nearly 700 years ago offers solutions for Europe today.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to repatriate refugees ahead of an election he desperately wants to win.

A massive hack led to the expulsion of Iranian diplomats—but Tehran may have had help from Moscow.

China’s embrace of Russia seems politically risky but Beijing is also benefiting economically and emerging as the dominant power.

And he is getting himself in trouble abroad, too.

Switzerland’s refusal to take sides in Ukraine only benefits Russia.

The naming conventions vary—but the strength and speed remain the same.

It’s become more important than Washington’s official alliances today.

Moscow is stumbling on energy diplomacy even now.

Our reporters answer your questions on the latest developments of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

There is evidence the Russian president is not ignorant of the security benefits of arms control.

A historic agreement in the Balkans still needs intervention by the United States and Europe.

Why Europe’s biggest economy can’t get the immigrants it desperately needs.

The Polish government’s ongoing war on historians documenting Poles’ complicity in massacres has led to a politically motivated distortion of the past.

Fed inflation targets might need revising in order to avoid a recession.

The charges may be an important step in pushing global justice forward.

The Baltic nation is taking cultural cohesion into its own hands—and risking backlash.

Philip Breedlove, a former supreme allied commander for NATO, says policymakers are falling for Putin’s nuclear rhetoric.

Dutch parties keep changing, but the politics remain the same.

Front-line officers are desperate for a less glamorous weapon: the infantry fighting vehicle.

An era of gray zone warfare and sabotage creates tough financial questions.

Almost unnoticed, a generation of Russians has come of age during his 23 years in power.

The court has issued arrest warrants for the Russian president and another senior official over the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children.

Bloodshed in Ukraine has placed Jewish leaders in a difficult position, but our overarching mission is to remain with our communities.

Russia wants more concessions to keep allowing vital food exports to leave Ukrainian ports.

A crushed society is incapable of facing the truth.

Bad management and bad luck prompted the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. What about other banks?

The Christian Democrats aren’t the center-right party of Angela Merkel anymore.

Moscow issues ominous threats as Georgians fight for their imperiled democracy.

The invasion of Ukraine has finally reconciled Europe’s liberals and nationalists.

When crises hit, local staff at U.S. embassies are often left in the lurch.

Moscow is grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion.

As bans of the video app pile up around the world, the question is how far the U.S.—and its allies—will go.

We thought there were buffer states in Europe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed they are frontier ones.

Northern Ireland’s thorny border problem may finally have an answer.

Moscow has made economic statistics a central part of its information war.

And why recovering this history matters for understanding the war in Ukraine.

Russia will only democratize when it faces its war crimes in the Caucasus and abandons imperial nostalgia.

The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.

An embassy event celebrates the seizure of ancient swords from a would-be Russian smuggler.

Beijing’s relationships in Central and Eastern Europe are falling apart.

A Ukrainian victory may be the country’s only chance at long-term salvation.

Ad hoc, one-off decisions and lagging implementation are undermining the strategic effects of U.S. military assistance.

Tbilisi looks to crack down, Moscow-style, on NGOs and free expression.

Europe’s president has won high marks from everyone—except the allies she might need for a second term.

The United States and Europe get a few things wrong about global attitudes toward Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Fellow victims of Russian imperialism are finding solidarity with Kyiv.

An upcoming defense review can revive global zero plans.

The small Baltic nation is learning from Sweden and Finland—and creating a system for civilians to contribute to national defense in case of invasion.

Turkey’s marriage of convenience with Russia may give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan what he needs to win upcoming elections.

Despite fresh salvos of Western sanctions, Tehran and Moscow are buddying up on defense ties.

Russia’s war is receiving critical assistance from authoritarian regimes around the world. 

The United States is taking a more proactive approach to defending its cyberspace—and everyone else’s.

Open-source investigations were once potent journalistic tools, but in Ukraine, they’re being used on the battlefield.

Moscow is out to destroy a people.

Despite more than a month of paralyzing strikes, France’s unions are bleeding members, influence, and prestige.

Western pundits often admire autocrats for getting things done. Turkey shows why they’re wrong.

The most pointed criticisms of the war are coming from those charged with fighting it.

Activists argue the struggles for state transparency and national liberation are one and the same.

Putin claims he’s fighting Nazis in Ukraine while his regime intimidates Jews in Russia.

What government officials are saying in public, and private, is fascinating—and full of contradictions.

Plans to reshape the European Union in France’s image have met stiff resistance.

Russia may well emerge from the war poor, belligerent, and with President Vladimir Putin still in power.

With pro-Russian actors on the rise, the window of opportunity is closing.