Europe

The Big Bang Theory of Education

Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012

Into the Lion's Den

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an angry welcome in Greece as popular anger over austerity measures continues to grow.

OCTOBER 9, 2012

These 7 Countries

The rise of China and India has long since become a cliche. In fact, neither country has done all that well since the crash of 2008 -- but these emerging powerhouses have cleaned up.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2012

Work More, Make More?

The case against long hours.

BY CHARLES KENNY | NOVEMBER 2012

Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The "Black Swan" theorist reflects on the most stable country in human history and the folly of the European Union.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | NOVEMBER 2012

The 50-50 Club

Why pundits love splitting the difference on their predictions.

NOVEMBER 2012

Argentina's Deadbeat Mom

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner refuses to pay Argentina's massive debts -- and that's why she has to go.

BY JAMES K. GLASSMAN | OCTOBER 4, 2012

The Election Is Over

It's time to start worrying about 2013, because the Obama team clearly isn't.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 1, 2012

The Pain in Spain

As protests and problems pile up, there's no easy way out of the crisis for Spain's embattled government.

BY JAMES BADCOCK | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Rebooting the Bureaucracy in Georgia

As Georgian voters prepare to vote in a crucial parliamentary election, a look back at one of the signature programs of President Mikheil Saakashvili. 

BY RICHARD BENNET | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In Georgia, Two Machines Are Better Than One

The run-up to Georgia's October 1 election has been dirty, demeaning, and rife with abuses of power and allegations of corruption. It’s also the best thing to happen to Georgia in a long time.

BY SCOTT RADNITZ | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Turkey's Fragile Success

Turkey has undeniable economic potential, but there is still a lot of work to do.

BY CENK SIDAR | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Das Gift

How Angela Merkel's bold plan to save Europe may have just saved Barack Obama.

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Fed Jumps on the Bandwagon

Where was Ben Bernanke when Obama needed him?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Broken Bond

Germany's constitutional court may have just saved the euro, but it may also have set the stage for the end of Europe as we know it.

BY BRUCE ACKERMAN, MIGUEL MADURO | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Playing Defense

Barely 100 days into his presidency, Francois Hollande is already trying to persuade France that his administration isn't sinking. 

BY ERIC PAPE | SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Paul Krugman's Baltic Problem

Why is the Nobel Prize-winning economist mocking the countries that have escaped the eurocrisis?

BY ANDERS ÅSLUND | SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Tensions in September

BY RACHEL DOBBS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The Great Ballot Box Caper

How do you conduct an election when contending political forces don't agree on the rules? An unlikely study in compromise from Northern Ireland in 2005.

BY MICHAEL SCHARFF | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

September Is the Cruelest Month

Welcome back from summer holiday, Europeans! Get ready for 30 days that will determine the fate of your continent.

BY TYSON BARKER | AUGUST 30, 2012

Breivik Won

In the end, Norway's killer got what he wanted: official recognition that his extremist ideology doesn't make him a madman.

BY ELIAS GROLL | AUGUST 24, 2012

Don't You Forget About Me

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is not about to go quietly into the night.

BY ERIC PAPE | AUGUST 16, 2012

A Fistful of Kronor

European leaders wouldn't be so befuddled about how to solve their economic crisis if they simply looked north.

BY PETER WOLODARSKI | AUGUST 15, 2012

King Boris

Could Boris Johnson, the ridiculous yet charming mayor of London, really go on to lead Britain?

BY ALEX MASSIE | AUGUST 9, 2012

Making Friends with Friends

Mitt Romney, Charles Krauthammer, and conservative pundits are plain wrong: Barack Obama hasn't lost Europe. That was his predecessor's doing.

BY SEAN KAY | AUGUST 7, 2012

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor French Millionaires

So France’s new Socialist president wants to soak the rich? My message to French job-creators fleeing the nouveau régime: Mississippi welcomes you.

BY HALEY BARBOUR | AUGUST 7, 2012

Climate of Failure

Environmentalists are just now waking up to the reality that if we're going to stop global warming, we're going to have to be a lot more politically savvy.

BY ROGER PIELKE JR. | AUGUST 6, 2012

Charting the Crash

A close look at the numbers behind the woes of Club Med.

BY SHIMELSE ALI, URI DADUSH, ZAAHIRA WYNE | AUGUST 3, 2012

August Heats Up

Follow the events of August 1962, as Cold War tensions continue to unfold in the run-up to the Cuban missile crisis.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | AUGUST 2, 2012

A Candidate Abroad

Mitt Romney's whirlwind tour proved the GOP nominee still has some things to learn on foreign policy.

JULY 31, 2012