Dutch and Luxembourg PMs Urge Serbia and Kosovo to Defuse Tensions Under Shadow of War in Ukraine
The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg on Monday urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to...
Mukhtar Ablyazov: The End of the Road?
Paris, Brussels (13/7 – 37.5) Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive Kazakh businessman, was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for murder in Kazakhstan. He was...
Threats of Impeachment and Censure Used to Be Rare. In This Congress, They’re Becoming Routine
House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing it too. And President Joe...
Biden’s Upcoming European Trip Is Meant to Boost NATO Against Russia as the War in Ukraine Drags On
President Joe Biden will head to Europe at week’s end for a three-country trip intended to bolster the international coalition against Russian aggression as the war...
The 2024 Republican Presidential Field Keeps Growing. So Why Aren’t There More Women?
As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably lacking: women. More than a dozen candidates are seeking the...
The Guardian View on Water Politics in Europe: a New Fault Line
In April, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, suggested that severe drought would become “one of the central political and territorial debates of our country in...
Kazakhstan’s progress faces many headwinds; the West should not be one of them
The war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian....
Joint Statement on U.S.-EU Task Force on Energy Security
1. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MILESTONES One year ago this week, the United States and the European Union (EU) stood up a joint U.S.-EU Task Force on...
French Envoy: Canada Should Link With Europe, Surpass ‘Weak’ Military Engagement
France’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe —...
Von der Leyen Sets Clear Boundaries in China
Together with French President Macron, EU Commission President von der Leyen is traveling to China – the focus is on talks about the country’s...