European Power

Refugee road to nowhere: the Western Balkans

The refugee crisis is placing a huge strain on the countries of the Western Balkans – the EU cannot afford for them to break

Portugal and Brexit: old alliance, new government

Portugal is one of the UK’s oldest allies, but changing domestic politics and contrasting views on the European project make unqualified reform support unlikely

Poland’s choice: the day after

Law and Justice’s landslide election victory is an unprecedented moment for Polish democracy

A more democratic foreign policy

With the refugee crisis bringing foreign policy to Germany’s domestic sphere, the time is ripe for Berlin to encourage greater public engagement in foreign policy