A day after saying his government would have to make some “unpopular decisions,” U.K. PM Starmer set off on a two-day diplomatic trip.
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Europe’s two leading powers are currently mired in domestic political drama at a moment in which the EU is facing enormous geopolitical challenges.
Elon Musk’s ownership and usage of X is putting him in the crosshairs of government officials across the globe.
China’s investigation into EU subsidies for dairy products is just the latest escalation in a simmering trade war with China.
Ukraine may end up governing thousands of people in Russian border communities. That could have unintended consequences for the war.
With a Socialist anti-independence leader in Catalonia, dialogue appears to have paid off. But the Spanish PM paid a high price.
Two years in, the Taliban’s narcotics ban has kept poppy cultivation at low levels, but it hasn’t lowered heroin availability in Europe. Why?
Despite concern that the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war seem poised to expand, it is unlikely that they will.
Aiding Moscow’s enemies in Africa could cause disproportionate damage for Russia. It’s also a big gamble for Ukraine.
Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk could have many drivers. But the political landscape in the United States can’t be discounted.
Years of political turmoil and economic problems led to a landslide victory for the Labour Party in July’s general elections. But the U.K.’s future remains uncertain, and the lack of clarity has global implications.
The U.S. and Europe are repeating many of the mistakes they made in trying to head off previous conflicts in the Middle East.
Ukraine now controls 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory, the result of a risky incursion that could prove fruitful for Kyiv’s war strategy.
With a weakened Berlin, the German-EU relationship is set for a fair share of challenges. But German buy-in is still necessary in Brussels.
The Paris Olympics were nothing short of a soft power master class. Can France’s president leverage them for his foreign policy?
Elon Musk’s ownership of X is undermining the positive uses of social media. As recent events in the U.K. show, that’s bad for democracy.
Carles Puigdemont, the leader-in-exile of Catalonia’s separatist movement, returned to Barcelona today in an act of desperation.