An EU Global Moment: Finding a Path to Peace in Afghanistan and Syria
The absence of a viable post-war policy for Afghanistan and Syria under the Trump administration opens the window for the EU.
Carbon Critical: Hydropower, the Old Renewable
The history of hydropower shows that renewables have always had flaws.
The Political Motives Behind Russia’s Coronavirus Aid
The Kremlin was quick to send military medical aid to Italy, Serbia, and the United States. The aim: getting sanctions lifted.
Pariscope: Macron’s Ententes Cordiales Against China
France wants insurance against Chinese hegemony.
Keeping an Equidistance
Trends in German public opinion point to a weakening commitment to both European integration and the transatlantic alliance.
Europe’s Sovereignty Conundrum
The call for greater “European sovereignty” has become very popular of late, but it is far from clear what the term means.
“The Gerasimov Doctrine”
It’s tempting to see a nefarious and belligerent Russia behind every threat. But has the West created a convenient bogey man?
Trade, but Not so Free
A partial retreat from globalization will be a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Carbon Critical: The Sun Always Rises
The clean energy sources of the future will have their own tricky oversupply problems.
Close-Up: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The Greek prime minister has had a good run since coming to power last July.
Not for Turning
The COVID-19-induced economic carnage provides Boris Johnson with a cover for a hard Brexit.
Pariscope: Macron’s New Europe Tactic
French President Emmanuel Macron has dropped his bulldozer approach to European politics.
Extra Time
Preparations for the Conference on the Future of Europe are on hold. But the EU’s need to reconnect with its citizens will be bigger still once the work of Europe’s recovery begins.
Editorial: World, Interrupted
Some change at least, it seems, is inevitable.