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Better EU defense integration may be bad news for the alliance—but the US is wrong to oppose it.
Each year, barely perceptible tectonic movements pull Europe and North America a few inches further apart. These days “continental drift” applies to geopolitics at least as much as it does to geology. But there is still space for meaningful transatlantic cooperation.
If EU member states were to really do something to boost the union’s defences, what would it be? Not PESCO.
If the international system is moving toward great-power competition, having a Europe that is more integrated, including on defense issues, and better able to withstand pressure from Russia and China ultimately serves America’s own interest.
Transforming Ukraine’s energy sector is essential to strengthening the country’s economic and national security. Despite intensified efforts and some recent progress, the outlook is troubled.
Ankara’s activity in Syria raises the alarming prospect of military confrontation.
European policy toward Iran is likely to be hampered both by transatlantic tensions and regional turmoil.
Turkey’s offensive in Afrin helps to dispel doubts, after the failed coup attempt of July 2016, about Ankara’s ability to project force across the border.
The authors of the British Election Study have upended one of the most widely held beliefs about the 2017 UK general election.
The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are not in the EU Customs Union, but they are treated by the rest of the world as if they are. Could the UK try for similar status?
Turkey’s incursion into Afrin marks a significant move in Ankara’s campaign against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Over the past year, European defense collaboration has arguably made more progress than in the past decade.
An economy in tatters, rampant corruption, and rising food prices are prompting ordinary Iranians to take to the streets.
Volunteer activities in Ukraine have decreased since 2014. While civic activists have not given up, serious concerns persist about Ukrainian civil society's impact.
If Poland and Hungary are not censured for flouting EU rules, German Euroskepticism will be on the increase.
It would be wise to view a new poll on Brexit with caution.
An EU rethink must include new voices and involve a fully participative process of consultation.
Revamping its Customs Union with Turkey is the only viable way for the EU to encourage rules-based economic and political reforms in the country and maintain engagement with Ankara.
If NATO is to remain effective, the security needs of its Southern neighborhood must be countered by a more sustainable and ambitious strategy.
Europeans have the power and the means to influence events in the Middle East peace process. They must take the initiative and act now.