Belarus’s balancing act: Business as usual
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has a history of playing the Kremlin and the West off against each other, and it is a game he always wins
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Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia
Bulgaria took few foreign policy initiatives in 2014 because of internal troubles, but the country made one tough decision in abandoning the South Stream pipeline project
The new Russia, the new Ukraine, and Europe’s future
The future of the EU depends on helping the new Ukraine stand up to a resurgent Russia
Germany leads Europe: Jettisoning the status quo
The German question has emerged again, but this time, the answer will depend on whether Germany is willing to embrace its role as an agent of change
Greece, Europe, and the sovereignty axis
Europe is being reshaped around an axis of nationalism and sovereignty and Greece is just the beginning
Emma Bonino: “Secular people of the world, unite against intolerance”
Secularism is the only weapon – against the Taliban, and against the seeds of hatred being planted in Europe right now
The battle of Europe’s utopias
The EU’s austerity policies have led to a fragmentation of its power, encouraging the rise of populist parties
Yemen’s Transitional Road Map to Chaos
Anyone who knew anything about Yemen saw this implosion coming a mile away
How Berlin contributed to Tsipras’s victory
Germany should have offered debt relief to Greece when it had the chance, and the consequences of its mistake could be serious for Europe
The Ukraine-Russia War
Ukraine is at war with Russia and only the West can turn the tide – but will it?