List of Europe articles
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Graves of Wagner Group mercenaries killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine dot the Mavrino village cemetery outside Moscow. Russia’s State-Backed Mercenaries Are Building a Brand on Cruelty
The Wagner Group is strikingly reckless with its own men’s lives.
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The Russian Navy and fighter jets take part in a military exercise on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea. The U.S. and NATO Seek to Blunt Putin’s Black Sea Ambitions
The war in Ukraine exposes a vulnerable seam in NATO strategy.
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James Stavridis, a former supreme allied commander Europe of NATO, moderates a panel talk at the 2018 Munich Security Conference. Why Putin Won’t Use Nuclear Weapons
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis makes the case for giving Ukraine the weapons it needs to the end the war.
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Finnish military personnel install the Finnish national flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Will Finland’s NATO Accession Make a Difference?
One of the alliance’s long-awaited new members has joined, but it won’t necessarily bring Europe closer to strategic autonomy.
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French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Macron’s China Trip Is a Fool’s Errand
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.
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Finnish and NATO flags fly in the courtyard of Finland’s foreign ministry in Helsinki on April 4. Finland Gives NATO a King in the North
The Baltic Sea was once a Russian lake. Now NATO owns the northern flank.
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Wind turbines in front of a lignite-fired power plant operated by German energy giant RWE Europe’s Energy Crisis That Isn’t
American critics chastise Europeans’ rejection of fossil fuels. But Europe is winning the bet.
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People stand after the ceremonial raising of the Finnish national flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4. Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century
As Finland joins NATO, a few European holdouts cling to nonalignment.
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Finnish actor Jasper Paakkonen relaxes inside a sauna in Helsinki. The Finnish Art of Sauna Diplomacy
Our intrepid reporter joins the Finnish Diplomatic Sauna Society.
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Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. journalist detained in Russia, is escorted out of the Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow. Get Out of Russia
An increasingly desperate country is no place for foreigners.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to chair a U.N. Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 31. Nuclear Blackmail Is a Sign of Russia’s Declining Power
Moscow can no longer both cooperate and compete on the global stage.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Why Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland Deal Will Fail
London can please either Brussels or Belfast. It’s choosing Brussels.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21. China’s ‘Peace Plan’ for Ukraine Isn’t About Peace
Beijing’s diplomatic overture has three ulterior motives.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Will U.S. Support for Ukraine Outlast Biden?
China hawks in Washington rattle nerves in Europe.
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Indian Air Force Su-30 fighter planes perform during Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 13. India’s Defense Plans Fall Victim to Putin’s War
Russian weapons dominate India’s arsenal, but Moscow can no longer deliver.
