List of Europe articles
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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.
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Italy's Benito Mussolini salutes during a public address circa 1938. Italian Fascists Traded Their Black Shirts for Armani Suits
A new book shows how Mussolini’s political heirs have shaped the country’s identity.
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An election poster featuring Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who leads the Social Democratic Party, is displayed on a booth in Helsinki on March 31. Finland’s Sanna Marin Might Get the Pink Slip Sunday
The center-left prime minister is a rock star internationally—but she might lose this weekend’s vote.
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Boyko Borisov, the head of Bulgaria's center-right ruling GERB party and a former prime minister, delivers a speech during a pre-election rally in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Bulgaria Is Stuck in an Electoral Doom Loop
Its parliament’s dysfunction has paved the way for a pro-Russian presidential power grab, and this week’s elections are unlikely to help.
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Finnish President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national NATO legislation in Helsinki. Finland’s ‘NATO Option’ Set to Become Reality
Putin’s war in Ukraine is about to add 800 miles to his headaches.
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks with the media upon her arrival for a European Union summit in Brussels on March 23. Finland Is Less Progressive Than It Seems
A debate over Indigenous issues has empowered the country’s nativist right ahead of a critical election.
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Georgian opposition supporters rally calling for the government to follow a pro-Western path, outside the parliament in Tbilisi on March 9. Georgia’s Protesters Won the Battle but Not the War
The government backed down, much to Russia’s chagrin, but it could reintroduce a reviled law.
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A Ukrainian special forces soldier stands in front of a burning gas station after Russian attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 30, 2022. How to Benchmark Victory in Ukraine
Western vagueness about war aims is creating a risky vacuum for the Kremlin to exploit.
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Latvian President Egils Levits, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, U.S. President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and other participants leave the podium after posing for a group photo in Warsaw. Ukraine Has Shifted Europe’s East-West Fault Line
Eastern Europe is in the driver’s seat. The West should buckle up.
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attends a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels on March 29, 2023. The EU Is Turning Against NGOs, Too
Europe criticizes other countries for cracking down on civil society—and is on the verge of doing the same.
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A protester holds a placard with the number 64 crossed out with an X. The Ugly Paradox Behind the West’s Demographic Problems
France’s pension reforms, Italy’s elder care robots, and Arkansas’s child labor all have one thing in common: a fear of immigration.
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A digger stationed on a mound of rubble breaks down a destroyed building in Adiyaman, Turkey, on March 25, following a massive earthquake the month before. Turkey’s Government Uses Disaster for Profit
The ruling Justice and Development Party has a long record of targeting minorities through reconstruction projects.
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Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland It’s Time to Bring Back the Polish-Lithuanian Union
A political construct created nearly 700 years ago offers solutions for Europe today.
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Children at a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by earthquakes Turkey’s Xenophobic Turn Targets Stateless Syrians
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to repatriate refugees ahead of an election he desperately wants to win.
