List of Europe articles
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A Palestinian girl carries a child through the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on March 3, 2024. Why Is the World So Polarized on Gaza?
The answer might be linked to race and colonization, explains author Pankaj Mishra, speaking on FP Live.
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Finnish conscripts take part in military training at a firing range. Does Europe Need the Draft?
Trump and Putin are causing a rethink over conscription policies.
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A visitor is observing a piece made of a map of Ukraine by the artist Dobrinya Ivanov during the exhibition "The Artist as Prophet" at the Weisser Elefant gallery on July 29, 2023 in Berlin. Ukraine Needs a Peace of Inches, Not Miles
The only path forward is a series of small-scale, gradual agreements with Russia.
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A photo of the pope seated in an ornate chair wearing a white and gold hat and robe. Red hats are seen in the foreground. Pope Francis Is Ready to Take on MAGA
Trump’s assault on immigrants and charity has no friend in the Vatican.
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A grid of 12 fiction book covers out in February 2025. The Novels We’re Reading in February
From a British techno-dystopia to Berlin’s underground.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State?
Another wild week in Washington calls into question long-standing U.S. alliances and policies.
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A man in glasses and a suit and tie looks skeptical. Other people and buildings are out of focus behind him. Britain’s Machiavellian Answer for Trump
Why the British government tapped its “prince of darkness” as its new U.S. ambassador.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund
He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles.
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Donald Trump tosses a pen into the crowd holding several pens in the other hand How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves
On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador in Panama City. Merging USAID and State Could Make the U.S. Less Secure
Similar attempts to combine development and diplomacy worldwide have had mixed results.
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An illustration shows a cross section of a missile with annotated bits emanating out of it indicating various component parts. The flags of Germany, the United States, Switzerland, and Taiwan are also in the callouts. Pax Technica Is Over
The world’s pariah states are building their most lethal weapons using Western electronics.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas. What Drives Elon Musk?
His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells.
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A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens. The Dirty Business That’s Stopping Climate Change
Commodity traders are among the financial world’s most ruthless actors—and now they’re at the center of climate policy.
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Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), at the Bundestag on January 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Germany’s Election Made a Radical Migration U-Turn
The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump take their positions for a group photo with other heads of state and government at the G-20 summit in Osaka. Trump’s Most Difficult Deal Yet
The U.S. president wants to end the war in Ukraine. Does Russia?
