The European border guard: New in name only?
The migrant crisis has spurred reforms to Europe’s border agency Frontex, but it can only be as strong as member states allow it to be
European Power
The latest battle in Fallujah is a symbol of the futility of US efforts in Iraq
The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah has begun: 20,000 Iraqi soldiers, backed by US air power and advisers, are attempting to expel some 800 to 1,000 ISIS fighters
Post-Humanitarian Europe
This week’s World Humanitarian Summit was an opportunity to discuss how to assist the suffering, yet the entire process showed much of the humanitarian sector at its most fragmented and self-indulgent
Can Greece shake off its political passivity?
The apparent mood of passivity and disillusionment among the Greek public will likely increase the abstention rate in the next elections, and the latest wave of strikes and the mobilisation of trade unions may be early signs of mounting resentment against the government
Has Berlin overdone the challenge of migration?
It is now time to look at the collateral damage that Berlin’s desperate attempts to bring numbers down have meant for the EU system as a whole
The view of Europe from Washington
US policymakers understand very well that Europe is the most important region of the world for the United States
Poland: Europe’s unlikely influencer
Poland appears to be firmly anchored among the six large member states of the EU, seen as more important than Spain
Reforming the Common European Asylum System
The political crisis surrounding the handling of refugee inflows in the EU has now reached a stage where there is too much bad blood for a “more of the same” approach to have much hope of working
Time to start talking Turkey with Erdoğan
Angela Merkel needs a set of policy alternatives that she can build on if Erdoğan does, in fact, let her down, or if he continues to raise the price tag, strengthening the voice of her critics at home and in Europe as a whole
Meet the Europeans in Britain’s Brexit heartland
European migrants are supporting the social fabric of places such as Thurrock and keeping Britain’s creaking public services on life support