List of Europe articles
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Volunteers from the German NGO Tentaja sift through donations destined for Ukrainian refugees in a hangar of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Tells Germany’s Story
Born just ahead of the horrors of the Nazi regime, the airport now offers a safe haven to refugees and everyday Germans.
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A billboard promoting contract army service is seen in front of the Wagner Group center in St. Petersburg. New Russian Law Takes Corporate Hostages
Western companies’ assets are under threat.
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Protesters demonstrate against Germany’s proposed Building Energy Act in Munich on July 1. How a German Energy Law Became Part of the Culture War
A reform that experts see as central to achieving Berlin’s climate goals could also catapult the far right into power.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Russia Is Commandeering the U.N. Cybercrime Treaty
The last international agreement on digital crime was in 2001. Why are experts so worried about this one?
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Macron and Bongo, both smiling, sit side by side. Macron is reaching over and grasping Bongo's hand in a friendly gesture. France’s Concern for Gabon’s Democracy Is Too Little, Too Late
Paris is complicit in the lack of social and democratic progress that prompted the coup.
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An illustration shows the G-7 logo as a steering wheel of a ship with the flagged boats of India, South Korea, and Australia on the horizon. The G-7 Becomes a Power Player
Russia’s war and China’s rise are turning a talking shop into a fledgling alliance of democracies.
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A cashier puts Euro banknotes into a cash register on July 27, 2005 in Luneburg, Germany. Germany Is Hopelessly Addicted to Cash
Why Europe’s biggest economy won’t make the switch to paying with cards.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a family photo, along with delegates from six nations invited to join the alliance at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. they stand on a stage and wave and smile. BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
But it is a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south.
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Wounded patients are offloaded from a hospital train and transferred to waiting ambulances in Kyiv. How Ukraine’s Trains Are Adapting to War
From wheelchair accessibility to better tea, the national railway service aims not just to keep trains running but to improve.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks at a podium during a joint press conference. Next to him, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stands behind his own podium and frowns as he watches Fidan. A marble wall is visible behind the men, and the flags of Iraq and Turkey stand in front of it. Turkey’s Halt on Iraqi Oil Exports Is Shaking Up Global Markets
A diplomatic deadlock over a 50-year-old pipeline agreement is wreaking havoc in the region—and beyond.
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Olaf Scholz waits for the start of a TV interview ahead of the upcoming 2021 federal elections in Berlin on August 15, 2021. Welcome to the West’s Olaf Scholz Era
Germany’s chancellor represents—for better or worse—the future of progressive politics.
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Supporters of Niger's coup hold Russian and Chinese flags as they gather in Niamey on Aug. 20. Russia Doesn’t Want a War in Niger
Moscow relishes being a player in Africa, but committing to another foreign war wouldn’t serve its interests.
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A Russian soldier patrols the Mariupol drama theater, bombed by Russia when it housed civilian refugees, in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022. Why We Should Not Bet on a Peaceful Russia
The idea that a deal with Moscow will bring peace in Ukraine is based on very flimsy assumptions.
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A flag displays the Wagner Group logo, which features a grinning skull with red accents under the words "PMC Wagner Group" Wagner’s Brand Was Built on Extreme Violence
In death, Yevgeny Prigozhin got a taste of his own messaging medicine.
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A member of the private mercenary Wagner Group pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin after his plane crashed at the makeshift memorial in front of the Wagner office in Novosibirsk, Russia. What’s Next for the Wagner Group?
The infamous Russian mercenary group finds itself without a leader, but still with a mission.
