Wider Europe

South-eastern Europe’s descent into chaos

Unless both Brussels and Washington renew their political and economic commitment to the region, they may soon find that amid their struggle to resolve the bloodletting in Syria they have lost sight of the growing crisis in south-eastern Europe

Moldova’s divided opposition

The latest clash of Russian and Western geopolitical vectors has given birth to a direct confrontation between the new government of Moldova and its diverse opposition

Ukraine’s frozen political crisis

The traditional method of postponing a problem and freezing a crisis isn’t going to work this time

Turkey’s slippery slope to Syria

Faced with the prospect of a Kurdish “statelet” emerging on its border, the chances of Turkey charting its own course in Syria are on the increase