More: European Union
Bosnia’s Crucial Election Puts EU Ambitions at Stake
Bosnians are voting on Sunday in elections that could influence their country's bid for European Union membership and the interests of the United States...
Europe Can Pay for Rearmament. Its Weakest Budgets Can’t
Wages Frozen, Gas Doubled, Warships Wanted
On 1 October Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled €54 billion of savings in France's 2027 budget. They include a...
Canada Is Building an Exit From the US, One Institution at a Time
Thirteen Days, Four Doors
At 12:01 a.m. on 29 September, a US ban on nearly $1 billion of Canadian goods took effect: whisky, dairy by-products,...
Kaliningrad: Russia Has Drawn a Nuclear Red Line Around a Blockade That Doesn’t Exist
On 30 September, Russia put a nuclear threat in writing and sent it to NATO. The diplomatic note, seen by Reuters, warned that Moscow...
Europe’s January 2027 Cliff: The Russian LNG Ban Meets Empty Storage
Europe has spent the past four years trying to make sure it would never again depend on Russia for its energy in the way...
The New Geography of Energy: Why Refining Capacity May Matter More Than Oil Reserves
Crude Came Back. Diesel Didn't.
This week, seven months after the Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil finally returned to normal. Around...
Europe Weighs Diesel Stock Release as US Pressure Mounts, Sources Say
European Union countries discussed a French proposal to release diesel stocks due to US pressure related to soaring fuel prices and the Iran war....
Why Are European Firms Funding the AI Race With Their Own Cash?
Europe wants to build a competitive artificial intelligence industry, but a new financing divide is emerging between European companies and their US counterparts.
While American...
Will Trump’s Diesel Threat Force Europe to Release Its Emergency Fuel Reserves?
The Trump administration has warned France and Germany to release emergency diesel reserves to help lower global fuel prices or risk facing a potential...
America’s Diesel-Ban Threat Shows Europe Is Paying for the Iran War
A Promise Meets a Midterm
On 22 September, Donald Trump said he might support a ban or quantitative limit on US diesel exports. Soon afterwards...