Crunch time: Germany and Europe after Mattis
With James Mattis gone, it has become far more difficult to engage in damage control in transatlantic relations
Multilateralism
Romania’s presidency of the EU: Good policy, bad politics
The next six months will be tricky for the European Union, with Brexit, parliamentary elections, and the next budget. Is Romania up to the task of EU presidency during this time?
COP24: an unexpected triumph of multilateralism
All the odds were against Katowice. But participants snatched partial victory from the jaws of total defeat
Under the gun: Rearmament for arms control in Europe
Introduction During the cold war, arms control and disarmament agreements helped create a stable equilibrium between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, reducing the…
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European Power
Europa in der Mottenkiste? Sicherheitspolitik und die Zukunft des Multilateralismus
Mittagsgespräch zu einer aktiveren europäischen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik und der Zukunft des Multilateralismus
The power of the blacklist: The European Parliament’s proposed Magnitsky Act
Sergei Magnitsky's death inspired the US to enact a law blacklisting individuals and seizing their assets. The EU is jumping on the bandwagon.
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?
Why Europe is very nervous about a Trump-Putin summit
In a Trump-Putin meeting, who gets the show, and who gets the substance?
Trump’s meaningless NATO spending debate
Europeans spending more on defence will not satisfy Donald Trump. Here’s why