The EU, China, and human rights in Xinjiang: Time for a new approach
The EU and its member states have the chance to ramp up the defence of Uighurs at the 9 April EU-China summit in Brussels. They should seize it
Human Rights
The League of Leagues: Pan-European cooperation against the EU
Matteo Salvini has launched the “League of Leagues” – an alliance of nationalist parties across the continent. And he brings friends
Poland, Hungary, and the slipping façade of democracy
The EU has thus far been unable to prevent democratic backsliding – what will it do in Hungary and Poland?
What lies beneath: How climate change could aggravate problems that reach Europe’s shores
The Sahel would benefit from new multilateral institutions that head off instability by addressing the problems of environmental stress in the region
The hazards of haste: EU migration policy under pressure
The 22 June migration mini-summit only underlined differences of national approaches to the crisis – but it will take creative thinking to solve it
Port in a Decisive Storm: The battle for Hudayda
As the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen fights to take control of Hudayda, the city's future remains clouded
Turkey’s failed coup changes nothing and yet everything
Turkey's counter-coup has concentrated state power in the hands of President Erdogan, thrown state services into turmoil and unsettled Turkey's allies.
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
View from Berlin: The morning after the night before
The Chancellor remains committed to the deal, despite the headline-grabbing electoral performance of anti-immigration rivals
Burden sharing, where art thou?
With winter approaching, the EU needs to up its game on refugee burden sharing