Western Europe Archive

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.

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.

With a Socialist anti-independence leader in Catalonia, dialogue appears to have paid off. But the Spanish PM paid a high price.

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.

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.

Viktor Orban has long drawn Brussels’ ire. With Hungary now holding the EU’s rotating presidency, he could do more damage than ever before.

Social media plays a crucial role in spreading far-right narratives. But other long-term factors have also expanded the far-right audience.

In Bangladesh, PM Hasina has resigned after weeks of anti-government protests. In the U.K., far-right riots erupted across the country.