Europe Pushes Back: France Says It Has the Right to Say No to the U.S.
France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot issued one of Europe’s clearest public pushbacks against the United States on Friday, saying European countries are fully entitled...
Greenland on Bass Rock: Why Europe Must Abandon the Illusion of Arctic Togetherness
When Adam Nicolson, in his book The Seabirds Cry, described Bass Rock—the world’s largest gannet colony—he stripped nature of its comforting metaphors.
What appears, from...
Why Ukraine’s Security Depends on Power, Not Promises
In mid-November, President Trump proposed a peace plan for the war in Ukraine consisting of twenty-eight points. Why twenty-eight? Why is it twenty-eight? Easy!...
How Democratic Politicians Should Prepare for War
It is taking an exceptionally long time to organize democracies for cooperation after almost four years of war in Ukraine and in the deterrence...
Orban’s Giveaways Hit Wall in Hungary’s Election Landscape
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims for reelection amid economic struggles and rising living costs ahead of the April election. Although he received a...
Europe Salvages Credibility?
“Had we left Brussels divided today, Europe would have walked away from geopolitical relevance,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told reporters. “It would...
How the EU Can Loan Ukraine $105 Billion—Without Using Frozen Russian Assets
European Union leaders have agreed to borrow 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to help fund Ukraine's defense against Russia over the next two years....
Eurovision 2026: Identity, Norms, and Digital Activism in Europe’s Cultural Diplomacy
The Eurovision likes to sell itself as a glittering exercise in European unity, colorful, loud, proudly diverse, and (officially) above politics. Yet anyone who...
The Legal Minefield of the EU’s Ukraine Loan Plan
The European Commission is proposing a "reparations loan" to raise 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to support Ukraine against Russia. This move is legally...
How Ukraine Could — or Should — Hold Wartime Elections
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is willing to hold elections in Ukraine, responding to demands from Moscow and Washington, if security for the voting can be...