Europe

September 24, 2026

The New Economics of War at Sea

Two very different maritime wars are rewriting some of the oldest assumptions about naval power. In the Black Sea, Ukraine has demonstrated that a country with virtually no conventional fleet can impose

Americas·Europe·Opinion

September 22, 2026

A Tiny French Archipelago Becomes an Unlikely Symbol of Transatlantic Solidarity

Carney’s historic visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon signals deepening Canada-Europe ties as both sides look to counter unpredictable pressure from Washington Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not have to fly across the ocean

Europe·Opinion

September 16, 2026

The Nuclear Comeback Europe Didn’t Expect

Italy’s nuclear comeback would be less about whether Europe “likes” nuclear than about whether Europe can afford not to hedge. And if Italy demonstrates that the hedge can be made credible—legally, technically,

What a Canada–EU Pact Could Actually Mean

This week in Strasbourg, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will sit in the gallery for Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union address and then speak to the European Parliament.

September 15, 2026

Americas·Europe·Opinion

Trump’s Irish Reunification Remark Could Reopen a Question Europe Thought It Had Learned to Manage

Donald Trump’s declaration that he would “love to see” a united Ireland may have lasted only a few moments, but the political question it touches is more than a century old. Standing

September 14, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The Centrists of France are Dying of Politeness

There is a particular kind of political death reserved for people who agree on almost everything: they kill each other slowly, over process, while the people who disagree with them on everything

September 10, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Austria’s AI Ambitions Run Into a Power Problem

Google’s massive data centre project in a small Austrian community is becoming a test of how far Europe is willing to stretch its energy and environmental systems in pursuit of the artificial

September 1, 2026

Europe·Technology

Can Saudi Money Build France’s Next Global Destination?

Saudi Arabia’s proposed €6 billion entertainment complex near Paris is significant not because France needs another roller coaster, but because it reveals how the country intends to compete for capital, tourism and

August 26, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

It arrived in the early hours: a low-altitude drone crossing into Romanian airspace, moving through the sky near Galați. Radar locked on, authorization was given, and a NATO fighter jet — a

August 16, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Why Europe’s Biometric Border Crashed On Arrival

At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on a humid August morning, the future of European security sits bathed in an idle blue LED glow. Dozens of sleek, multi-million-euro biometric kiosks—designed to capture

August 9, 2026

Europe·Technology

Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Was Meant to Punish Her. It May End Up Empowering Her

When the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its ruling against Marine Le Pen on July 7, 2026, it was easy to read the sentence as the end of a political story:

July 19, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

Europe’s food system is settling into an uncomfortable new normal: stress without a clear end date. Climate change is no longer a distant variable in the agri-food equation; it is reshaping the

June 25, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The UK Says No to Starmer, Not Yet to Burnham

Voters in the U.K have made one thing brutally clear: they are finished with Keir Starmer’s leadership style, his faltering government, and the promise of managerial competence that curdled into drift. Polling

June 24, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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Europe

The New Economics of War at Sea

A Tiny French Archipelago Becomes an Unlikely Symbol of Transatlantic Solidarity

The Nuclear Comeback Europe Didn’t Expect

What a Canada–EU Pact Could Actually Mean

Trump’s Irish Reunification Remark Could Reopen a Question Europe Thought It Had Learned to Manage

The Centrists of France are Dying of Politeness

Austria’s AI Ambitions Run Into a Power Problem

Can Saudi Money Build France’s Next Global Destination?

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

Why Europe’s Biometric Border Crashed On Arrival

Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Was Meant to Punish Her. It May End Up Empowering Her

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

The UK Says No to Starmer, Not Yet to Burnham

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