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In just two weeks, Austrian politics was turned upside down. The “Ibizagate” video caused the collapse of the government and forced the chancellor out …


Thirty years have passed since Francis Fukuyama wrote about “The End of History.” In politics, he was soon proven wrong. In economics, it took …


The tech giants like to present themselves as foreign policy players, acting on an equal footing with nation states. In fact, they are practicing …


How long will Angela Merkels fourth and final government last? In Berlin, there’s speculation that her grand coalition could collapse this fall. Klaus Wowereit, …


The EU‘s foreign and security policy needs to be backed up by shared intelligence. Eventually, the EU should have its own intelligence agency. For …

The limits to European sovereignty are becoming painfully clear. It’s time to embrace a new strategy.


The United States now must create and maintain a global balance of power.


The Bar-Boljare highway is welcomed by some, but for many here its costs are too high.


Boris Johnson may be the best candidate to avert a no-deal Brexit.


National leaders were unable to agree this week on who to appoint for any of the EU’s top jobs.


The much-heralded far-right alliance of Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini isn’t much different from the alliance they’ve already had.


Russia’s president has played a weak hand quite cleverly on the global stage, says Russia expert Angela Stent.


But the road to an Italexit would be a twisted one.


A government official’s warning that Jews in traditional dress might not be safe has sparked a new debate about how to protect the community. 


Denmark’s Social Democrats won Wednesday’s election and are likely to lead the next government, thanks, in part, to a harsher immigration policy


With the parties in Angela Merkel’s coalition government in deep disarray, change is afoot in Germany.