Hashim Thaci should resign
The indictment for war crimes against Kosovo President Hassim Thaci helpfully upends the poorly conceived US initiative to reconcile Serbia and Kosovo. But it fatally delegitimates Kosovo’s current leadership
Carl Bildt
Europe risks irrelevance in the age of great power competition
An unpredictable US, rising China and revanchist Russia pose serious strategic challenges
Ukraine’s new front is Europe’s big challenge
There’s plenty Europe should do to push back against Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine
Winning peace
The end of the first world war with its history, remembrance, and challenges | Speech by Carl Bildt
No silver ballot: The problems with a Donbas referendum
The war in Donbas is Europe's worst active conflict – a referendum would not help
Why Europe is very nervous about a Trump-Putin summit
In a Trump-Putin meeting, who gets the show, and who gets the substance?
Balkans: On track for EU membership or stagnation?
Three sets of challenges will have to be overcome if any of the candidate countries are to become EU members in 2025
Is peace in Donbas possible?
An ambitious international peacekeeping and transition operation is badly needed in the Donbas
If Trump blows up the Iran deal, he’ll cause a meltdown in Europe, too
The Iran agreement isn’t about Iran alone. It’s about upholding confidence in the international order
Taking Turkey seriously
Make no mistake: the West’s attitude toward Turkey matters