List of Europe articles
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The pope’s throne sits empty. Who Will Be the New Pope?
After Francis’s death, conservatives and liberals contest the papal legacy.
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Aerial shot of Pope Francis walking Pope Francis Led Catholics Through a Time of Crisis
The first pontiff from the global south has died, the Vatican announced Monday.
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A very large sign reading "Make Londongrad London Again, Say No to Money Laundering" is held up against the sky. The Kleptocrat’s Sidekick
In Britain, legions of professionals are happy to help shadowy elites stash their wealth.
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A Estonian flag flutters in front of a Russian flag flying over Russia's Ivangorod Fortress on the opposite bank of the Narva River. Russia Is Trying to Push River Borders
Estonia is dealing with yet more gray-zone aggression from Moscow.
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A Kurdish youth holds a flag depicting Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on March 21. Are the Kurds at a Political Turning Point?
Recent thaws in Turkey and Syria show that Kurds are no longer an isolated force.
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George speaks to U.S. soldiers at the Hohenfels Training Area in southern Germany on Feb. 6. A Drawdown of U.S. Forces in Europe Is All but Certain
Here’s how the Pentagon can rebalance its approach to the continent without sacrificing U.S. interests.
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An election worker irons a courtain of a voting booths inside a school on Oct. 25, 2014 in Kiev. Ukraine’s Democracy Still Works Without Elections
Ukraine has developed a unique, and participatory, wartime political culture.
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Mandarin language teacher Liu Mei gestures at the blackboard at the Confucius Institute in Sierra Leone during a class for students in Freetown. The Fight Over Language, From Haiti to Kyrgyzstan
Reads on one of the most powerful tools of imperialism.
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Microphones on long booms extend out from a circle of journalists, some writing in notebooks with as a man at center ansers questions. A gridded glass roof is seen above. A Dialogue With Russia’s Dark Side
A new book tries to understand the once-idealistic Russian journalists who now propagandize for Putin.
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A group of well-dressed people sit around a candle-lit table in an ornate, 1800s-style room in a still from Netflix's The Leopard. ‘The Leopard’ Slinks Into the Streaming Era
A classic of world cinema gets the Netflix treatment, and the entertainment value is undeniable.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. How Tariffs on China Brought Back Decoupling With a Vengeance
Trump’s policy amounts to an assault on the global trading system.
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A woman emerges from the voting booth during Ukraine's presidential election in Kyiv on March 31, 2019. Why Elections in Ukraine Will Not End the War
Washington’s curious adoption of a key Kremlin demand is based on unrealistic expectations.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO Stephen Capus is pictured during an AFP interview at the outlet's headquarters in Prague on April 3. ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’
The CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on his court battle with the Trump administration.
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Russian soldiers practice marching Why Don’t Russian Soldiers Revolt?
Astonishing death rates and brutal abuse have not kept troops from following orders.
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A stripped-down mobile phone lies on a table at a press conference for a German government initiative to recycle mobile phones in Berlin on Aug. 28, 2012. America Should Recycle Its Own Rare Earths, Not Grab Ukraine’s
Green measures at home beat bullying abroad.
