List of Europe articles
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Demonstrators wave the flag of Israel during a march against the government's judicial reform plan in Tel Aviv. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of July 22: Spain heads to the polls, Israel forces through a judicial overhaul, and Putin courts African leaders.
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A crowd of men burn a Swedish flag during a protest against a planned Quran burning in Sweden in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. How Sweden Became Public Enemy No. 1
Leaders in Iran and Iraq are using outrage at Quran burnings to deflect attention from their domestic woes while Russia helps disseminate disinformation.
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A Russian soldier patrols a military base on Kotelny Island in the Russian Arctic. Europe’s Northern Flank Is More Stable Than You Think
Are NATO, Russia, and China about to play a new Great Game in the Arctic? Don’t hold your breath.
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Platoon commanders of Ukraine's National Guard take part in a military training in the Kharkiv region on July 26. Ukraine Brings the Pain
Kyiv’s forces are finally starting to breach the dragon’s teeth.
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A man walks past the headquarters of the Federal Security Service, the successor agency to the KGB, in central Moscow. Western Agencies Offer an Open Door for Russian Defectors
The CIA and MI6 are promising a trust Moscow lacks.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after their meeting at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey. What Does Turkey Actually Want?
Despite the policy whiplash at the NATO summit, Erdogan has been remarkably consistent in his foreign-policy goals.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prior to a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Asia Pacific partners during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. NATO Has Its Sights Set on Asia
The trans-Atlantic alliance has made China a security priority.
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Sweden Is the Land of Ikea, ABBA—and China Hawks
It’s not just in NATO. It’s one of the alliance’s most confrontational members.
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People line up outside a store in Siberia in early 1991 before the collapse of the Soviet Union. An Epic History of the Soviet Everyday
Karl Schlögel re-creates a lost world of long lines and shared spaces.
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A Soviet poster, circa 1965, shows an illustrated hand gripping a giant, silver Russian ruble. How Dictators Make Money—and Money Makes Dictators
A new history of Russia’s ruble highlights the reciprocal relationship between autocracy and monetary policy.
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Then-U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit a construction site in Birmingham, England. The British Experiment in Self-Government Continues
“Follow the Money” traces an economy in crisis.
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A competitor dressed as a Spartan warrior takes part in the 2010 Tough Guy race in England, as fire rages in the background. Spartans Were Losers
The U.S. military’s admiration of a proto-fascist city-state is based on bad history.
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Tourists lounge on a beach. Sanctions Haven’t Stopped Russians From Having Their Fun in the Sun
Boeing aircraft are still plying tourist routes from Moscow to Turkey, Egypt, and Thailand, and they’re refueling—and possibly getting repairs—en route.
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A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea. Russia Declares War on Wheat, Peas, and Barley
Moscow used to bang shoes to get attention. Now it blows up grain warehouses.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes German Chancelor Olaf Scholz at the Grand Hall in Beijing on November 4, 2022. Germany Has a New Consensus on China
Berlin has published a surprisingly tough China strategy. Can it put it into action?
