Europe

For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.

Analysts weigh in on the future of the continent’s security.

A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.

The Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in Washington offered progress, but also serious doubts.

How the continent earned a seat at the table that will decide Ukraine’s fate.

Is Trump hurting military readiness?

France, Germany, and the U.K. ran out of patience with Tehran and are bringing back previously halted U.N. measures.

The duties are ostensibly aimed at Moscow, but they hit New Delhi hardest.

New Delhi has other options, and the standoff with Washington may not last.

As a 50 percent total tariff kicks in, a former Indian diplomat says there’s still time for dialogue.

The best way to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion is helping it to win.

A peace treaty would settle a long and bloody conflict—and create new geopolitical options in the region.

European states would be primary targets for Moscow.

The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.

There has rarely been a safer window for the transition of security on the continent away from America.

The bill has finally come due on Europe’s Ukraine strategy.

The region is at the heart of the Ukraine war.

After trade talks with Trump, the Swiss government is reconsidering everything it knows about itself.

The German government has changed its tone on Israel policy—but not much else.

Washington’s switch to accommodating Moscow’s geopolitical goals sends an ominous signal.

Roughly three dozen world leaders gathered virtually to discuss a path to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. 

After a flurry of diplomacy, what was actually agreed to?

The helpless envoy embodies everything that is dysfunctional about current U.S. foreign policy.

Despite Trump’s efforts, negotiation will only come when both parties believe their interests are better served by talking than fighting.

The situation remains challenging along the 600-mile front line.

Less fireworks in the White House, but no definitive outcomes just yet.

Key takeaways from a spate of high-level meetings in Alaska and Washington.

Now that Trump appears to have sworn off additional economic sanctions to push Russia into a cease-fire, Europe may have to go it alone.

The White House needs to learn from the Kremlin’s success with nuclear blackmail.

Here are some of the two leaders’ most turbulent moments to date.

Several European leaders will accompany the Ukrainian president as he makes his case to Trump.

The Europeans are coming to Washington in an attempt to salvage Ukraine’s position.

Successful diplomacy of any kind requires some kind of high-stakes compromise.

Read Trump and Putin’s remarks after their pivotal meeting in Alaska.

For centuries, French leaders have used the iconic museum to cement their place in the world. Macron is no different.

The U.S. president’s entourage has some surprising inclusions and exclusions. 

Jared Cohen: “Without economic growth, you start to evaporate geopolitically.”

Despite the high cost of Trump’s secondary tariffs, New Delhi has compelling reasons to keep Moscow close.

And what they’re likely to get.

Despite the hype, much of Ankara’s new military technology remains in development and untested.

There are scenarios in which the meeting might act as a bridge to a peace process.

And what their experiences can tell us about how the Alaska summit might unfold.

The Alaska summit has been designed to play to the U.S. president’s pro-Russian impulses.

With tariffs on one side and shakedowns on the other, the U.S. president is upending years of China consensus.

Whatever Trump does, his Alaska summit is already a win for Putin and a loss for Europe.

Seven-party talks in Beijing leading to a U.N.-backed peacekeeping force could help secure peace.

NATO’s new spending targets raise questions about the reality of Europe’s military buildup.

As wealthy Russians maneuver to shift blame for the costs of Moscow’s war, Washington can subtly shift their incentives.

Experts weigh in on what they’re watching for in Alaska.

Bosnian politicians are undermining pluralism and democracy under the guise of EU accession. It’s time to end the charade.

History offers painful lessons for Trump’s expansionist desires.

A renowned director quietly probes life under Erdogan.

How much has U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff actually fixed?

With Trump imposing an additional 25 percent tariff, New Delhi faces some difficult choices.

Recent announcements by France, Britain, and Canada are mostly performative.

So far, it’s more signals than sanctions.

Poland and Brazil offer lessons for rebuilding in the wake of illiberal leaders.

New channels of communication and wider support for the IAEA can help prevent catastrophe.

Blustering threats to Putin over Ukraine are reminiscent of Obama’s Syria failure.

Forcing the government to retreat on corruption is a triumph of democracy in wartime.

Paris thinks it has found a way to remake the European Union in its own image.  

The limits of Washington's new hard-line policy toward Russia are becoming visible.

Moscow has successfully restructured its economy on an impressive war footing, but there are weaknesses under the hood.

A cynical realism resonates today, but there is a model for fusing power and values.

How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.

The dog days of summer, from an 18th-century English village to modern-day Tbilisi.

To achieve more, Putin needs others to do less.

A U.N. conference tries to revive hope for a way out of the Israel-Palestine conundrum.

It’s a tough time for the world’s more vulnerable nations—except in the EU’s embrace.

The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on the possibilities for peace.

A series of scandals has put Kyiv’s public institutions under the microscope.

Mass protests have often transformed Ukraine—but rarely the United States.

In a newly translated collection, the Japanese German author probes what it means to live between languages.

More steps are needed to make good on his administration’s pledge to shift the defense burden to Europe.

Protesters seem to have beaten back Volodymyr Zelensky’s assault on anti-corruption agencies.

Beijing thinks it holds all the cards as Trump attacks allies.

Familiar partners face familiar grievances—with more threats and unpredictability. 

Brussels is worried it could be Beijing’s next target.

Kyiv’s front-line drone superiority has been slipping away as Moscow’s forces adapt.

Oil sanctions have failed to deliver results with Iran and Russia. It would be a mistake to try them with China.

When European and Chinese leaders meet in Beijing, relations will be strained.

U.S. pressure on Israel and Turkey could help stabilize Syria.

Donald Trump has the support of his base for a muscular foreign policy.

Recognizing Afghanistan’s extremist leaders will fuel radicalism.

Zagreb’s push for segregation puts the future of democratic Bosnia at risk.

Other countries may follow Moscow’s lead in formalizing ties.

But there won’t be peace without additional pressure on the Kremlin.

With the United States ceasing to care, Ukraine’s domestic reforms are falling flat.

Europe will buy unspecified weapons for Ukraine, and Russia gets a long reprieve from sanctions.

China’s underground financiers have specialized in international money laundering.

The Starmer government’s hopes of restoring relations with Europe have mostly remained just that.

Despite recent debates at the Pentagon, a global approach to Eurasian threats is needed.

The state of the China- and Russia-backed bloc in the Trump era.

The 1955 conference’s value-based approach to international affairs offers a model for middle powers today.

Draconian steps used against activists risk weakening real anti-terrorism measures.

The U.S. president is showing fresh signs of exasperation with his Russian counterpart, but will it stick?

European allies should strengthen NATO’s Indo-Pacific ties as Washington wavers.

Flip-flops, uncertainty, and the Pentagon’s freelancing on weapons aid leave Ukraine and European allies in the lurch.

Amid a deteriorating European security environment, a coalition party slides back into Cold War reflexes.