List of Europe articles
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A military truck of the Nigerien security forces, part of an escort to a French military convoy, crosses the Lazaret district in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 10. A New West African Security Pact Is Bound to Fail
The Alliance of Sahel States is focused more on stoking anti-French sentiment than fighting violent extremism.
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An attendee tries out a virtual-reality Meta Oculus Quest 2 headset during the Mobile World Congress, focused on artificial intelligence and other technology, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 3, 2022. Europe’s Tech Curbs Are a Double-Edged Sword
The continent’s eagerness to regulate global tech companies could backfire on its own.
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Rafet Kurse, a former fisherman, stands next to an abandoned boat on the former shores of Marmara Lake. A dry, dusty landscape stretches into the distance behind him. King of the Dammed
Turkish President Erdogan’s mega-infrastructure projects are enriching construction companies while reshaping his country’s waterscape for the worse.
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Civic Coalition leader Donald Tusk takes the stage during an election rally in Lodz, Poland, on Oct. 10. There Is No Going Back to Pre-Populist Poland
Many expectations for the new government are wishful thinking or just plain wrong.
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Then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with senior Hamas leaders Khaled Mashal (center) and Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara on June 18, 2013. Why Erdogan Is Unlikely to Cut Ties With Hamas
It seems that the Turkish president is once again ready to burn bridges with Israel.
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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet after a Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol, Crimea. Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is More Successful Than You Think
The focus on the stalled land war obscures major successes in Crimea and the Black Sea.
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A member of the People’s Armed Police stands guard at the European Delegation before a press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on April 6. Europe Aims to Break Its China Habit
The EU is accelerating efforts to secure its critical mineral supply chains and curb its reliance on Beijing.
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Russia's LUKOIL ice-resistant fixed platform LSP-1 at Korchagin's oil field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea on April 7, 2011. The West Paid for Putin’s Huge New Gas Project
Despite sanctions, the United States and Europe continue to cooperate on Russia's lucrative fossil fuel ventures.
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Abed al-Hafeez Nofal, the Palestinian ambassador to Russia, and exiled Hamas deputy leader Mousa Abu Marzook give a press conference along with other representatives of Palestinian political parties and movements in Moscow on Jan. 17, 2017. Where Does Russia Stand on the Israel-Hamas War?
Moscow may temporarily profit from the West’s focus on the Middle East, but navigating its ties in the region will be tricky.
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Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden on the first day of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 26, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The U.S. and Europe Need to Get Their Act Together on China
The West has wasted precious time in developing a common strategy.
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Italian soldiers serving in a NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) patrol near a road barricade set up in the divided town of Mitrovica on Dec. 29, 2022. The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo
As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.
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A U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) fires a missile into the East Sea during a joint South Korea-U.S. missile on July 29, 2017. Ukraine Targets Russia With Secret New Supply of U.S. Weapons
Kyiv scores hits with long-awaited ATACMS system.
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White swans walk on a frozen lake as steam and smoke rises from the Belchatow Power Station in the background on February 23, 2021 in Rogowiec, Poland. Poland Is Dreaming of Becoming a Nuclear Power
The country's new government has fanciful plans for energy production.
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Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting to debate a new House speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. How Congressional Chaos Hampers U.S. Aid to Israel, Ukraine
Republican infighting continues as emergency crisis response funding is put on ice.
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Supporters of the main opposition Civic Coalition wave Polish flags at a rally in Pruszkow, Poland, on Oct. 13. The Future of European Integration Hinges on Poland
In this weekend’s Polish election, more than the country’s future is on the line.