European Power

The end of “Chimerica”

By threatening the survival of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Trump administration has put an end to speculation about a possible rupture between the United States and China. A full-scale decoupling between the world's two largest economies is now under way, and a new age of zero-sum competition is beginning

Salvini goes global

Matteo Salvini’s enthusiasm for Trump did not win him a meeting with the president; and his Washington visit this week may undermine Italy in Europe

Germany and the crisis of Atlanticism

With the US opting out of its traditional European role, the “German question” has returned. And European leaders will need to make sacrifices if they are to address it

The end of monogamy in Europe?

With two thirds of Europeans voting for a pro-European party, the big challenge now is for the political groups to move beyond their status quo ways of working

Views from the Capitals: European elections

Our national offices – and more! – analyse the results of yesterday’s European Parliament election from the view of their governments and national audiences

Poland and Italy: Best of frenemies

Russia and migration remain issues that divide the Polish and Italian governments from each other. And such disharmony could yet stymie cooperation between right-wing populists after the European Parliament poll.