Niger’s announcement leaves a gaping hole in U.S. operational capacity in Africa
Media mentions – Wider Europe
The sources of disagreement between France and Germany lie beyond Tusk’s reach
Germany, France and Poland have had very different approaches to Ukraine since the beginning of the war
It was clear that they didn’t understand what Macron was asking for. It is more of a signal to Moscow and not a proposal
We have seen gradual NATO expansions, but geostrategically turning the Baltic Sea into an almost complete NATO inland sea is still a very major change
Toomas Hendrik Ilves on why Sweden’s entry into NATO is the most significant geopolitical change since the Cold War
Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard on European’s beliefs on the war in Ukraine
When Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order to attack the Ukrainians in February 2022, he also attacked the Soviet Union
We can see that western European countries hold the desire somewhere deep down that, some day, they should start normalizing relations with Russia
Kristi Raik attests disunity in the European stance on Russia and its invasion of Ukraine
Putin plays, on the one hand, with propaganda and, on the other, with military intimidation, trying to appear stronger than he actually is