An “existential question” for Europe – or for Merkel herself?
Angela Merkel is in a race against time to fulfil a pledge for a new Europe-wide migration policy if she is to keep her conservative coalition together
Anti-Establishment Parties
Italy plays in the Penta League
Can the unlikely bedfellows of the Five Star Movement and the League really make government work?
There Is Life for the EU After Brexit
The political ballgame in Europe will change profoundly after Brexit. A clear realignment is already apparent as the dynamics between smaller member states, in particular, begins to shift
Views from the capitals: How to constrain populism in Germany
What can Germany learn about dealing with populist parties from other European countries’ experience?
Rise and fall of populism
To defeat populism, liberals must have the courage to develop policies that combat discrimination and nationalism
Reparations and the crisis of Poland’s foreign policy
The return of the reparations debacle reveals how Poland’s international relations have been infected by PiS’ primitive approach to morality, history and sovereignty
Poland: The importance of being president
As rifts appear in the ruling camp, the turmoil in Poland is far from over
Brexit, Trump, France: third time unlucky?
A tumultuous election season has stirred up France's political landscape. While Macron seems likely to win, he needs to do so convincingly to create new stability
Macron and the French Paradox
While commentators focused largely on negative aspects, France has seen an unprecedentedly pro-European electoral campaign
Better late than never: How the EU should respond to Orbán’s illiberalism
The European Union must now belatedly press ahead with both legal and political procedures to halt Hungary’s illiberal course