Cold War

It’s time to get European enlargement back on track

June 10, 2022 4:07 am

The EU must keep its Thessaloniki promise to the Western Balkans.

Commentary

Macron’s right, keeping the Russian door ajar might be crucial

June 8, 2022 12:25 pm

The outright dismissal of the French leader’s outreach overlooks real risk of escalation.

China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin

June 6, 2022 4:00 am

Xi Jinping now holds the better cards in steering the Moscow-Beijing relationship.

Lumumba’s tooth: Belgium’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past

June 2, 2022 4:03 am

The remains of Congo’s independence leader are forcing the country’s colonizer to confront its brutal history.

Blinken calls China ‘most serious long-term’ threat to world order

May 27, 2022 8:34 am

‘Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world’s progress,’ the secretary of State said.

Commentary

Power and plunder: Putin’s gift to the counter-kleptocracy movement

May 27, 2022 4:34 am

The war in Ukraine has galvanized progress, but it’s likely not enough remake the financial world.

How to reinvigorate NATO and deter Putin’s aggression

May 19, 2022 4:39 pm

Bold measures are needed to revitalize the alliance and deter Putin’s aggression.

Ukraine war causes free speech headache in Italy

May 19, 2022 4:03 am

Televised coverage demonstrates a larger problem regarding pluralism in the country’s media.

Dramatic U-turns by Social Democrats in Sweden, Finland paved way to NATO

May 15, 2022 9:48 pm

Russia’s Ukraine invasion prompted a swift rethink in parties that have resisted joining the defense alliance for decades.

If Finland and Sweden join NATO, it’s on Russia

May 12, 2022 2:09 pm

Putin has failed to contain the military alliance, bringing it much closer to his borders instead.

Biden’s trade team: RIP globalization

May 8, 2022 2:53 pm

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates the administration’s efforts to find a path between global free trade and Trump-like protectionism.

Dirty Dozen

12 Germans who got played by Putin

May 5, 2022 4:05 am

There’s no shortage of politicians, business leaders and intellectuals who have appeased Moscow over the years. Here are a few of them.

It’s time Germany abandons its foreign policy la-la land

May 5, 2022 4:00 am

The war in Ukraine has triggered a turnaround by Berlin — but it’s not enough.

Why Germany won’t give up on giving up nuclear

April 28, 2022 3:27 pm

Technical, legal, political and cultural hurdles mean Berlin doesn’t see nuclear as a solution to the current crisis.

Boris Johnson tries to lure India toward the West

April 19, 2022 11:20 pm

Uncertainty about India’s position on the war in Ukraine will overshadow the UK prime minister’s trip.

Finland, Sweden move closer to NATO membership decision

April 13, 2022 5:54 pm

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes Helsinki and Stockholm toward Western military alliance.

Europe at Large

NATO doesn’t need to refight the Cold War

April 11, 2022 4:00 am

Despite calls for an eastern buildup, the alliance should be thinking smart, not heavy.

Stoltenberg: NATO planning large, permanent military presence on eastern border

April 10, 2022 10:51 am

‘Now the world is changing, and NATO is changing,’ alliance secretary-general says.

The power of a story: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Ronald Reagan remake

April 7, 2022 4:01 am

The narrative arc that the Ukrainian leader tapped into is known as “Overcoming the Monster.”

WTO faces ‘slow motion train wreck’ amid Ukraine war chaos

April 6, 2022 8:25 pm

Western countries’ refusal to work with Russia could paralyze the trade body beyond repair.

Italy and Russia: A love affair that hasn’t quite ended

April 6, 2022 4:02 am

An unusually large number of Italian politicians are opposed to arming Ukraine and increasing military spending.

Britain’s (opaque) war on Russian propaganda

April 4, 2022 12:43 pm

The UK takes on Moscow’s disinformation directly — and urges tech giants to do the same.

EU warns China not to help Putin bust sanctions

April 1, 2022 6:57 pm

Friday’s summit laid bare ‘opposing views’ between EU and China on the Ukraine war.

How the Ukraine war could go nuclear

March 24, 2022 11:09 am

The prospect is growing all too real that Russia could resort to its deadliest weapons or trigger an accidental nuclear war.

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