List of Europe articles
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after a joint press conference after talks in Kyiv on February 2, 2023. The EU’s Plan for Ukraine Could Easily Backfire
Membership bids in Europe sometimes accomplish the opposite of what they intend.
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The USS Nimitz and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and South Korean Navy warships sail in formation during a joint naval exercise off the South Korean coast. America Is a Heartbeat Away From a War It Could Lose
Global war is neither a theoretical contingency nor the fever dream of hawks and militarists.
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American and Ukrainian flags near the Capitol Building in Washington. The Case for Supporting Ukraine Is Crystal Clear
Note to Congress: Ukraine aid is not charity but serves critical U.S. interests.
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A red-and-yellow Spanish flag is waved from a balcony looking down at a public square in Madrid where hundreds of people are gathered during a demonstration, holdings signs and waving flags. At the center of the square is a platform holding an artificial Christmas tree that has been halfway constructed. Spain’s Sánchez Makes the Ultimate Gamble
An amnesty deal with Catalan separatists reveals a path back to power for the interim prime minister—but at a massive price.
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A fisherman wearing a heavy winter coat and hat can be seen from the side as he turns to watch a plume of smoke rising from a building beyond the far bank of the Dnipro. The man sits on a bench at the stern of his small railboat, and the sky above is overcast and pale gray. Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions
The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.
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A cashier at a Travelex Bureau de Change counts U.S. Dollars in exchange for British pounds on Feb. 19, 2004 in London. The recent dramatic fall in the U.S.dollar has seen a rise in UK customers changing their pounds for the weaker greenback. The Dirty Secrets of Capitalism Are Undermining Democracy
The West’s growing culture of tax avoidance is taking a political toll.
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The facade of the British Prime Minister's residence, 10 Downing Street, is covered in scaffolding as essential cleaning and maintenance work is carried out, in London, on August 4, 2008. Britain Has a Much Bigger Problem Than Brexit
The official investigation into the U.K.’s pandemic response has revealed a fundamentally dysfunctional state.
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Two Russian aircraft carrying hypersonic Kinzhal missiles fly over Red Square in Moscow Why Can’t the West Stop Supplying Technology for Russian Weapons?
Some countries are starting to crack down on exports, but they need to do more.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin. Kazakhstan’s Leader Makes Neutrality an Art
Tokayev is maximizing his opportunities by balancing Russia, China, and the West.
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Individuals gather in Paris for a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people. The Israel-Hamas War Is Dividing Europe’s Left
A political hot potato singes progressives across the continent.
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Pictured sitting at a table from left to right are Finnish Navy commander Toni Joutsia; Markus Paljakka, the lieutenant commander of the Finnish Border Guard; Risto Lohi, the detective inspector of Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and Robin Lardot, the head of the NBI. Above them hang screens with pictures of a Hong Kong-registered ship thought to have intentionally damaged the Balticconnector pipeline. A Pipeline Mystery Has a $53 Million Solution
Who sabotaged Finnish infrastructure—and was it war or not?
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A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star. The Inevitable Fall of Putin’s New Russian Empire
What history tells us about collapsed empires trying to restore their former possessions.
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A ray of sunlight filtered through heavy cloud cover shines through a dark blue sky onto a range of low mountains. Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Might Finally Be on the Table
Economic connections could rebuild a relationship wracked by war.
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Five Azerbaijani soldiers in uniforms with guns and helmets stand guard as a car passes through the Lachin border station, leaving Karabakh to Armenia. A road stretches in front of the car with hilly terraced terrain in the distance. Azerbaijan’s Armenian ‘Corridor’ Is a Challenge to the Global Rules-Based Order
Revisionist autocracies are coordinating greater control of the Eurasian continent.
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From left to right: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture during the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Dollar’s Dominance Is Shakier Than Ever
BRICS has growing currency leverage despite internal divisions.
