List of Eastern Europe articles
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J.D. Vance gestures with both hands open as he speaks into a microphone during the Munich Security Conference. Vance wears a black suit with a blue tie. The New Meaning of ‘Munich’
After J.D. Vance’s bizarre speech, a word synonymous with appeasement may now signal the voluntary surrender of global hegemony.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the 61st Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15. Why Early Elections in Ukraine Pave the Way for Putin
Forcing a change in power is a familiar ploy from the Russian playbook.
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Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg addresses the media. Vance Has ‘Got a Point’
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on the U.S. vice president’s now-infamous Munich speech—among other things.
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Ukrainian soldiers hold up their guns as they move across a snowy landscape. Why Trump Is Wrong About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Setting the record straight on who started the war.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits weapons maker Rheinmetall in Unterluess, Germany on Feb. 12, 2024. How Europe Can Defend Itself
Here are 10 steps European leaders can take now to bolster the continent’s defenses without U.S. help.
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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes leaders to the Cour d'Honneur of the Élysée Palace for the Ukraine and European security summit in Paris. Europe’s Top Leaders Meet in Paris to Stay Relevant
As U.S. and Russian officials begin negotiating an end to the Ukraine war without them.
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People stand in front of NATO headquarters in Brussels. It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable
Brussels has slavishly followed Washington for too long—and forgotten how to advance its own geopolitical interests.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb attends a moderated discussion with the NATO secretary-general at the presidential palace in Helsinki. Finland’s President: Trump’s Strategy ‘Is a Bit of a Seesaw’
Alexander Stubb on how Europe is managing growing tensions with the United States.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 15. Zelensky’s Big Pitch to Munich
The Ukrainian president called for Europe to build an army.
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A man with a beard in a suit and tie speaks behind a teleprompter. The logo for MSC is behind him. Vance Leaves Europe Gobsmacked
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a rebuke on immigration and alleged censorship to a shocked Munich Security Conference.
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The commander of a mobile firing team in a trench near Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The Only Viable Peace for Ukraine
Neutrality in exchange for occupied territory—with an ironclad Western defense guarantee if Russia attacks again—is the way forward.
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Trump, left, stands next to Putin. Trump appears slightly hunched over with a grimacing expression. Putin smiles and holds papers in his hands. Jubilation in Moscow Over Trump’s Gifts to Putin
To the Kremlin and its supporters, fortune has finally turned Russia’s way.
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An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop a tiered wedding cake. Small figures scramble up the sides of the cake toward the TV. Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
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Indian soldiers from Monusco, the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony in Goma honoring peacekeepers who died, on Aug. 1, 2022. The Global South, Not Europe, Should Play Peacekeeper in Ukraine
A peace deal will require boots on the ground. To avoid escalation, neutral countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America should provide troops—rather than the EU.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York. Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?
Kyiv may have the critical minerals, but that’s just one part of the equation.
