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Will China Balkanize Europe?

Eye on Europe

The 16+1 partnership between Eastern European countries and China became the 17+1 on Friday after Greece joined.

What’s In a Name?

Eye on Europe

Recent agreement in a long-running naming dispute between Greece and Macedonia has been hailed as a breakthrough. But nomenclature aside, not all is well in the Balkans.

A Tale of Two Models

Eye on Europe

The EU’s policy in the Western Balkans has proven fruitless—and authoritarian leaders from Russia to Turkey are ready to step in.

The Cloak of Instability

Eye on Europe

There is method to the madness of proposing “ethnically homogeneous” Balkan states.

Balkan Troubles

Eye on Europe

The six countries of the Western Balkans need the EU’s full attention.

United They Stand

Eye on Europe

As the Brexit process begins the British government finds it has few friends left.

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+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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