Russia and the Ukraine Referendum
When EU leaders declined to start the accession process for North Macedonia and Albania, it was French President Emmanuel Macron who was singled out as the spoiler. (...)
German Fascists Take Aim
Voters in the German state of Thuringia are set to elect a new state parliament on Sunday. The electoral season has been marred by a rash of death threats against leading candidates. (...)
History At a Standstill
It’s Not About America
Greenland briefly bubbled up into the global consciousness this summer when Donald Trump’s offer to purchase the country was quickly dismissed as “absurd” by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. (...)
The Portuguese Way
The results from the recent federal elections in Portugal give certain grounds for optimism. There, unlike elsewhere in Europe, the main social democratic party tacked to the left rather than the right. (...)
Iron Curtain Lessons
Podemos and the European Left
In a development that is very much emblematic of the state of politics in Europe, Spain is spiralling toward another round of elections to be held in the second week of November. (...)
Britain’s Constitutional Crisis
Parliament may have been saved, but the UK is still hurtling towards a cliff edge. The Brexit crisis goes to the heart of what kind of country we want to live in.(...)
The View From Berlin
Northern Ireland and Brexit
Brexit’s fate was always going to be determined by the Irish border. Efforts to limit migration have always ignored the threat it posed. (...)