List of EU articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence discuss the administration’s coronavirus response Trump and Other Leaders Grapple With Limited Economic Remedies for the Virus
With interest rates already at rock bottom and tax cuts too slow and unfocused, the U.S. president may find his best coronavirus response is a giant stimulus. But will he get one?
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Riot police clashes with migrants outside of a refugee camp in Diavata, a west suburb of Thessaloniki on April 4, 2019. Europe’s Morality Is Dying at the Greek Border
The EU refused to prepare for a predictable rekindling of the migration crisis—and is now responding with deadly force.
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Syrians displaced by the war gather in Idlib Turkey Is Forcing the West to Look at Idlib
Ankara’s cynical border move gives the European Union the opportunity to redress its past mistakes in Syria.
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Iranian Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi wipes the sweat off his face, during a press conference with the Islamic republic's government spokesman Ali Rabiei in Tehran on Feb. 24. He confirmed on Feb. 25 that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in Iran. As Coronavirus Spreads, Iranian Doctors Fear the Worst
Iran’s political and economic isolation hasn’t stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.
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Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally. Our Top Weekend Reads
Bernie Sanders’s stance on Israeli settlements, Emmanuel Macron’s fight against Islamism, and elections in Slovakia.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, peering over the bow of a trawler in Scotland on Sept. 6, 2019, made control of fisheries in Brexit a big part of his successful election campaign. So Long, and Say Thanks for All the Fish
The post-Brexit talks between Britain and Europe could hinge on whether the U.K. really tries to “take control” of its fisheries—or if Europe keeps access to British waters.
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Displaced Syrian children stand by the Turkish border wall at an informal camp in Kafr Lusin village in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Feb. 21. The U.N. Won’t Save Idlib. The EU and NATO Can.
It’s too late to defeat the Assad regime, but a humanitarian intervention by the EU and NATO could prevent countless deaths and another massive refugee crisis.
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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a board displaying the Nikkei 225 Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 25. Japan's stock market joined the global rout as fears of a prolonged economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak have chilled investor sentiment. World Stock Markets Begin Betting on a Coronavirus Slowdown
Big declines in the United States, Europe, and Asia and an inverted yield curve indicate market players are starting to fear the worst.
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Containers are transferred to trucks at the Port of Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2019. Japan’s trade surplus with the United States, like that of many other countries, has fueled U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire, though experts say trade balances are a poor metric to use. What Trump Really Doesn’t Get About Trade
The U.S. president has disrupted the global economy for three years based on misguided notions about trade deficits. Now it’s Europe’s turn.
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Workers set up beds at an exhibition center that was converted into a hospital in Wuhan, China. Our Top Weekend Reads
China’s response to the coronavirus, the EU pushing refugees into Rwanda, and fears of another civil war in Afghanistan.
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The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaking to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 7, 2019. It’s Africa’s Turn to Leave the European Union
The EU doesn’t treat the African Union as an equal partner. Unless the AU resets relations, it’s in for decades more of the same.
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A resident rides a motorbike across an empty track. Our Top Weekend Reads
The long-term consequences of the coronavirus, a significant election takes place in Ireland, and a look at Greece’s new foreign-policy crisis.
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Chinese renminbi pictured on March 17, 2010. Trump Opens a New Front in the Trade Wars
With a new currency rule, the U.S. president will try to fix the damage caused by the very tariffs he imposed. But he could end up wreaking more havoc.
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The European Union flag is seen through a windshield covered with raindrops in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 15, 2006. Europe’s Post-Brexit Future Is Looking Scary
The continent is suddenly facing serious questions about its future role in world politics—and even in the trans-Atlantic relationship.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines his government’s negotiating stance with the European Union after Brexit during a key speech at the Old Royal Naval College in London on Feb. 3. Brexit Is Fake News
You can check out of Europe, but you can never leave.
