Spreading the good news: Trump’s diplomacy by individual cash payment
The Trump administration transcends international diplomatic niceties in its use of individual payments, but geopolitical love is not always bought
European Power
A new era in Rome
The diverse new Italian government has high ambitions
Bewitched by Brexit: Referendums and modern democracy
Brexit is putting parliamentary democracy in question
Polish WWII anniversary highlights transatlantic rifts
A hurricane has forced the US president to cancel his state visit to Poland to mark a dark day in history — but that won’t hide the damage he has done to US-German-Polish relations.
A fistful of dollars: Europe and US sanctions
The European Union needs an Office for Financial Asset Control to defend its home industry against sanctions
Boris Johnson and the politics of neo-poodleism
With Brexit approaching, Boris Johnson will be keen to capitalise on access to Washington. But don't expect much from Trump
Europe’s new agenda in the Western Balkans
The main message for the Western Balkans is clear: countries in the region need to demonstrate a sufficient level of political governance before any technical process of EU accession can begin
Nothing to see here: Europe and the INF treaty
Europeans have responded to the death of the INF treaty with seeming indifference – and are expressing their reluctance to accept that nuclear issues are back on the agenda
Russiagate and Italy’s governing coalition
A domestic political scandal threatens to destabilise the League-Five Star coalition
Denmark’s shift towards an ever greener union
With a domestic debate on the EU looming, the Danish government appears likely to strike a new agreement on its Europe policy