European Power

Germany’s summer of discontent on foreign policy

Germany prefers co-operation to conflict, but with its five special relationships each facing bad weather, it needs to think about new ways to conduct foreign policy

Ten priorities for Juncker’s Europe

Jean-Claude Juncker will have considerable authority as new European Commission president, and he must use it to embody a new vision for the European Union

Europe’s black holes

The European Union is at a crossroads and “Twitter diplomacy” will not be enough to solve its problems