Europe

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

Putin Declares War on Sleaze

Vladimir Putin is vowing to make a dent in the eternal Russian problem of corruption. Skepticism is warranted.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Ice Removal

How easy is it to fence $50 million worth of stolen diamonds?

BY SCOTT ANDREW SELBY | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

House of Cards Is a House of Cards

Why can't Americans do political intrigue like the Brits?

BY EMMA G. KELLER | FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Don't Fear the Migrants

What America really needs to worry about is when they stop coming.

BY FRANK JACOBS | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

White Smoke

An insider's guide to choosing the new pope.

BY DANIEL WILLIAMS | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Scotch This Plan

Scotland’s decaying capital city shows why this country is not ready for independence.

BY RICHARD J. WILLIAMS | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The Case for TAFTA

Why Obama's call for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe could be a game-changer.

BY KATI SUOMINEN | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

On a Military Wing and a Prayer

Europe thinks it can separate Hezbollah's political activities from its terrorist operations. But the Party of God isn't built that way.

BY MATTHEW LEVITT | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Gay Paris

What has taken France so long to step up to the altar of equality?

BY ERIC PAPE | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Bankrupting the World's Most Dangerous Charity

It's time to put Hezbollah out of business.

BY RON PROSOR | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The Wisdom of the Market

Forget politics and ideology. It's the Dow that should guide America's path to renewed prosperity.

BY PETER BLAIR HENRY | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Europe's Hezbollah Problem

In the wake of the Bulgarian bombing investigation, will the European Union finally designate Hezbollah a terrorist group?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Martyrs of the Revolution

If history is any guide, today’s assassination in Tunisia could set off a dangerous revolutionary dynamic.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Doomsday Preppers

At a new center in Cambridge, a philosopher, an astronomer, and a software pioneer are looking for ways to save humanity from itself.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

America’s Game

Why don't other countries like football?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

France on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Think Americans hate their politicians? The moody French are disgusted -- and looking for a new de Gaulle.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The League of Authoritarian Gentlemen

It used to be that it was mainly the liberal democracies who banded together in defense of their values. No longer.

BY ALEXANDER COOLEY | JANUARY 30, 2013

Hands Across the Atlantic

It's high time for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe. In fact, it's exactly what our economies need.

BY CHRIS BRUMMER, FREDERICK KEMPE | JANUARY 29, 2013

Cameron's Au Revoir

In threatening to pull Britain out of the EU, has the prime minister inadvertently opened Pandora's Box?

BY DENIS MACSHANE | JANUARY 28, 2013

Why Can't Europe Save Itself?

The eurozone will be forever crippled unless it becomes a real currency union -- like the United States.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | JANUARY 28, 2013

Ski Camp

Does Davos still matter?

BY IAN BREMMER | JANUARY 25, 2013

Brexit Blackmail

Has David Cameron gone too far in threatening to pull Britain from the EU?

BY ALEX MASSIE | JANUARY 23, 2013

Seizing the Moment

The world’s leading nations are convening a meeting on the fight against corruption. Here’s what they ought to be discussing.

BY LAURENCE COCKCROFT | JANUARY 22, 2013

The Eradicateurs

Why Algeria doesn't talk to terrorists -- even if that means killing hostages.

BY GEOFF D. PORTER | JANUARY 18, 2013

Al Qaeda Is Alive in Africa

A witches' brew of Islamic jihadists is stirring up trouble across the continent. But is that America's problem yet?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | JANUARY 17, 2013

A More Sacred Union

How two words -- forged nearly a century ago -- help explain France's military intervention in Mali.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | JANUARY 17, 2013