Wider Europe

View from Sofia: Geography lessons

The closure of the Aegean route for migrants may put new pressure on the Bulgarian border

The EU Turkey deal: fair and feasible?

Potentially unrealistic vows on readmissions and relocation leave plenty of questions unanswered ahead of EU Council

View from Paris: A marginalised voice

France remains hugely concerned by visa liberalisation on Turkey, as deal exposes Franco-German fractures

View from London: A victory for British logic

The new focus on outsourcing and readmission may tick the boxes needed for London to strengthen its involvement

Turkey’s not so splendid isolation

Despite its confidence in negotiations with the EU, Turkey remains beset on all sides by problems

In search of Russia’s elusive repression strategy

Repressions and human rights abuses in Russia, happen for other, myriad reasons besides Kremlin policy and those reasons will still need to be addressed, no matter who sits in Moscow.