List of Europe articles
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People hold placards and flags during a demonstration of France's exiled Uyghur community on July 4, 2010 in Paris. China’s Campaign Against Uighur Diaspora Ramps Up
In its attempts to control Uighurs abroad, the Chinese government is holding families hostage.
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US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Nov. 11, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev /AFP/Getty Images) Will the Real Trump Russia Policy Please Stand Up?
Trump’s surprise White House invitation to Putin could undermine his administration’s tougher stance on Moscow.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis walks with Gen. John Nicholson at the Resolute Support Mission headquarters on an unannounced visit to Kabul on March 13, 2018. THOMAS WATKINS/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Russia Providing Arms to Taliban; China’s Global Kidnapping Campaign
"We've had weapons brought to this headquarters and given to us by Afghan leaders and [they] said, this was given by the Russians to the Taliban."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz after their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2018. (GRIGORY DUKOR/AFP/Getty Images) Not All Russia-Friendly Policies Are Nefarious
Why won't Austria — and its pro-Russia, far-right foreign ministry — punish Vladimir Putin? The real answer isn't the obvious one.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with other candidates a day after the presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 19, 2018. How Not to Pressure Putin
Britain needs strategic patience, not shrill denunciations, to keep Russia in check.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks past sailors of the German Navy while visiting the "Braunschweig" warship on January 19, 2016 in Kiel, Germany. Merkel’s Military Revival
Germany is poised to become Europe’s first line of defense, but facing down a revanchist Russia will require more spending and better coordination among NATO allies.
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Syrian civilians and rebel fighters stand in a bus on March 26, 2018, after their evacuation from Eastern Ghouta. Assad’s Divide and Conquer Strategy Is Working
After months of merciless bombardment, the Syrian regime is now exploiting rebel rivalries to win back Eastern Ghouta.
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Boris Johnson stands in front of St Basil's Cathedral during a visit to Red Square on Dec. 22, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Stefan Rousseau-Pool/Getty Images) Britain Has No Clue Why It’s Punishing Russia
Before you sanction Putin, it would help to know what you're after.
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China's U.N. ambassador, Liu Jieyi, votes to bar discussion of North Korea's human rights record at the U.N. Security Council in New York on Dec. 22, 2014. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images) At the U.N., China and Russia Score Win in War on Human Rights
The balance of power shifts amid a retreat by Trump and Europe.
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The Russian flag flies in front of its embassy in Washington on March 26. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Russia Promises Retaliation After Western Expulsions
Moscow even turns to Twitter to ask which consulate to close.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Commission in Brussels on February 23, 2018. (OLIVIER HOSLET/AFP/Getty Images) Europe Forgot What ‘Conservative’ Means
If the center-right doesn't reclaim its mission, it will soon be swallowed by populism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016. / AFP / SPUTNIK / ALEXEI DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEI DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images) Theresa May Shouldn’t Back Down on Skripal
The Russian government's greatest weakness is its dependence on Western investors.
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Thierry Baudet, the leader of the Forum voor Democratie (FvD) party, reacts during election night in Amsterdam, on March 15, 2017. The New Dutch Disease Is White Nationalism
An upstart far-right party in the Netherlands threatens to entrench xenophobia in one of Europe’s most progressive countries.
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A man looks at TV sets, broadcasting live the annual press conference of the Russian President Vladimir Putin in an electronics store in Moscow on Jan. 31, 2006. (Denis Sinyakov/AFP/Getty Images) New House Bills Take Aim at Foreign Propaganda
Two new measures try to provide Americans with greater disclosure about foreign influence.
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People gather in Istanbul to support the Turkish government following a failed coup attempt on July 16, 2016. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. Alliance With Turkey Is Worth Preserving
Ankara is a difficult friend. That doesn't mean the United States should cut it loose.
