A late-night and last-ditch compromise over Germany’s refugee policy leaves Angela Merkel—and Europe—weaker.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
The EU should continue to increase its support to human rights defenders, independent media and civil society. This is probably an even more arduous task than before the election.
The stakes are just so high: more centralization of political power, dealing with a polarized society, or even shifting Turkey’s direction to the West.
Europe’s security, foreign, and defense policies will go nowhere without tackling the refugee and asylum crises.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Germany holds the key to European unity. All the more reason for EU member states to close ranks around Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The clock for Brexit negotiations is running down. At some point soon, Theresa May needs to take a stand on the many serious issues that are dividing her party—and nowhere near being solved.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
NATO isn’t providing the security the Polish government has long wanted. Warsaw is not sure the Trump administration will either.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Europe can abandon its ambitions as a global player until Germany breaks out of its comfort zone.
Upcoming elections in Turkey will determine whether democracy in the country can rebound or will be replaced by one-man rule.
The gap between U.S. and EU views on Ukraine is hindering an effective Western strategy to end the war in the country’s eastern region.
The EU is fighting to keep the Irish border open under any Brexit deal.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Finally, the European Union is focusing on its neglected back garden.
The French president has his work cut out in persuading Trump to appreciate the benefits of multilateralism and the transatlantic relationship.
The repeated use of chemical weapons in Syria has exposed the lack of principles and interests in Germany’s response.
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