List of Europe articles
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Belarusian U.N. Ambassador Valentin Rybakov, a man wearing a dark suit, stands at a podium decorated with the U.N. emblem as he speaks to a crowd. Behind him, three other members sit at a high platform. Russia’s Support Seals Belarus’s Fate at the U.N.
The race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council turned into a proxy fight between Russia and the world.
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Sullivan is seen speaking at a lectern in front of a sign that says "Arms Control Association." Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?
It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.
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Erdogan and his cabinet members walk toward the camera with the mausoleum looming in the background. What to Expect From Erdogan’s Third Term
Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.
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French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in southwestern France to deliver his New Year address to the French Army. Can France’s Big Bucks Fill the Defense Gaps?
Paris is ramping up military spending. But critics worry it’s going to the wrong places.
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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia How Europe Is Navigating a Fraught U.S.-China Relationship
“We shouldn’t expect coherence on China policy when the United States is inherently incoherent on it.”
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A Swedish soldier takes part in a NATO military exercise called Baltops 22 in the Stockholm archipelago. Sweden Pushes to Fast-Track Delayed NATO Bid
NATO is revamping defense plans that will be a whole lot harder to execute with Sweden on the outside.
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Supporters of the Fridays for Future movement demonstrate for climate action in Berlin on March 3. The EU Should Listen to Its Youngest Citizens
Those born after the bloc’s founding charter was signed are overwhelmingly committed to its success.
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Votes are counted in the Notre Dame de Sion Ozel Fransiz school for the Turkish presidential election runoff in Istanbul, Turkey. Why Turkish Pollsters Didn’t Foresee Erdogan’s Win
Media saturation, manipulation of the economy, and culture wars helped the longtime leader hold on to his base.
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A Tornado reconnaissance aircraft takes off from a military airbase in Jagel, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2015. Did German Pilots Just Pass NATO’s Tactics to China?
A Luftwaffe scandal underlines Europe’s lack of seriousness about military threats.
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Five politicians stand in formal attire at podiums in front of a row of flags. The two closest to the camera smile as they face the offscreen audience. In Defense of Neutrals
Why they’re more than just fence sitters.
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Dr. Alondra Nelson, wearing a dark suit jacket and a patterned scarf, poses with her hand on a table, for a portrait at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Circular light bursts surround her face. How to Regulate AI
Biden’s former top tech policymaker explains how guardrails around technology should work.
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Residents evacuated from Shebekino and other Russian towns near the border with Ukraine are seen in a temporary shelter in Belgorod, Russia, on June 2. Russians Are Unraveling Before Our Eyes
A wave of fresh humiliations has the Kremlin struggling to control the narrative.
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A Maxar satellite image taken at 12:15 p.m. local time shows damage to a section of the roadway and sluice gates at the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. What Ukraine’s Dam Collapse Means for the War
The breach could unleash a disastrous new humanitarian crisis as Kyiv readies its counteroffensive.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018. 6 Swing States Will Decide the Future of Geopolitics
These middle powers of the global south should be the focus of U.S. policy.
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A uniformed soldier holding a rifle sits onboard the deck of a naval ship on a cloudy day, facing the glass wall of the ship's cabin. The soldier is partially reflected in the glass. Has Hvaldimir, Putin’s Secret Weapon, Defected?
The Kremlin’s beloved beluga has surfaced in Scandinavia, highlighting the hidden roles that animals play in military affairs.
