Europe

Russia's Energy Bully Takes a Fall

Just a few years ago, Gazprom had Europe eating out of its hand. But now, the energy giant -- and Putin's power base -- looks set for hard times.

BY ALEXANDROS PETERSEN | MAY 6, 2013

The Special Relationship Under Austerity

Increasing NATO's bang in a time of fewer bucks.

BY PHILIP HAMMOND | MAY 3, 2013

The Rise of Germany's Tea Party

Could a brand-new, anti-euro political movement threaten Merkel's quest for a third term?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | MAY 2, 2013

France's Forgotten War

Mali is old news in Paris. Now it’s all gay marriage all the time.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | APRIL 30, 2013

Think Again: European Decline

Sure, it may seem as if Europe is down and out. But things are far, far better than they look.

BY MARK LEONARD, HANS KUNDNANI | MAY/JUNE 2013

Think Again: Austerity

The big spenders are wrong: Maintaining sustainable budgets is essential to economic growth.

BY ANDERS ASLUND | APRIL 23, 2013

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Just one year into François Hollande's presidency, he's on the ropes and praying for a miracle.

BY ERIC PAPE | APRIL 17, 2013

Divorce, Italian Style

How the plan to save Italy by cutting it into pieces was hatched at a small restaurant in Rome. Or so one could imagine…

BY GIANNI RIOTTA | APRIL 12, 2013

Thatcher's Foreign Policy 'Failure'

She wanted Gorbachev to stop the reunification of Germany.

BY TOM BLANTON, SVETLANA SAVRANSKAYA | APRIL 9, 2013

The Iron Lady vs. The Iron Curtain

Photos of Margaret Thatcher from her days as one of the world’s foremost cold warriors.

APRIL 8, 2013

The Shadow of the Iron Lady

Why Margaret Thatcher still makes life difficult for Britain's Conservatives.

BY ALEX MASSIE | APRIL 8, 2013

The Jew in a Box

What does it say about Germany today that in order to see some Jews you’ve got to go to a museum?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | APRIL 4, 2013

Rubles in the Sun

Is Vladimir Putin the big winner of the Cypriot banking crisis?

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | MARCH 28, 2013

Who's the Most Powerful Woman in the World?

Hint: It's not Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg. She lives in Berlin and is key to solving the euro crisis.

BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | MARCH 27, 2013

'Face' and Something 'Delicious'

What Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip to see Vladimir Putin.

BY SERGEY RADCHENKO | MARCH 27, 2013

The Euro Is Killing Europe

From Cyprus to Portugal, the common currency has been a disaster.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | MARCH 25, 2013

Egypt's Financial High Noon

Cairo needs to tackle its subsidy addiction. And yes, it’s not going to be easy.

BY ISOBEL COLEMAN | MARCH 21, 2013

The Clown Prince Across the Water

Could Boris Johnson actually end up as Britain's prime minister?

BY ALEX MASSIE | MARCH 20, 2013

The Best of All Possible Bailouts

Don’t listen to Paul Krugman (and definitely don’t listen to Vladimir Putin). The European plan is Cyprus’s best chance for recovery.

BY ANDERS ASLUND | MARCH 18, 2013

Phasing Out

Time for Obama to scuttle the plan to shoot down non-existent Iranian ICBMs.

BY TOM Z. COLLINA | MARCH 14, 2013

The Tangled Tale of Malaysia's Dirty Battleground State

How an ex-British prime minister’s sister-in-law, a headhunter’s grandson, dodgy PR firms, and a Malaysian kingpin are colliding in a fight over the future of democracy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 13, 2013

Democracy’s Backward March

The six countries where freedom is fading fastest.

BY ELIAS GROLL | MARCH 4, 2013

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Democracy is in retreat. And there's a surprising culprit.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MARCH 4, 2013

Going South

They've helped bail out southern weaklings. Now Europe's northern countries may be doomed too.

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | MARCH 4, 2013

Help Wanted: Must Be Infallible

A job description for the next pope.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Against the Tides

As Pope Benedict XVI says his final farewells, how will Germans remember one of their own?

BY MALTE LEHMING | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Stuck in the Swamp

Italy’s election has produced an ungovernable political wasteland. Can anyone rise above the muck?

BY GIANNI RIOTTA | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Vatican Insider

Though rumors of gay scandal are swirling around Pope Benedict’s retirement, it’s larger concerns that will test the Vatican as the Conclave begins.

BY PAOLO MASTROLILLI | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The Skeletons in Benedict's Closet

A guide to the sex abuse scandals under Pope Benedict XVI's watch.

BY ELIAS GROLL | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Circus Maximus

The upcoming Italian election has everything a casual observer could want. But Italians themselves might not be so lucky.

BY GIANNI RIOTTA | FEBRUARY 21, 2013