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Orbán’s power to disrupt is exaggerated
Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. One of the biggest concerns among Europe’s leaders today is that U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the...
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Germany’s far right crashes through the firewall
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book is “In Search of Berlin,” published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. Germany has fallen into a deep...
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Europe should have grown up a long time ago — now with Trump there’s no choice
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Who would ever have imagined we’d find ourselves in circumstances that would prompt France to offer Denmark military support, hoping to deter...
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Why Starmer might need to bring back Blair
Tim Ross is POLITICO’s chief political correspondent for Europe and the U.K. His most recent book, “Landslide: The Inside Story of the 2024 Election,” was published in November. A year after his...
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Trump wants to tax the world
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. With United States President Donald Trump poised to turn on Europe, the world is bracing for a high-stakes multi-front trade war between the U.S....
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Like it or not, the rules-based order is no more
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s Across the Pond...
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Trump’s Gaza fantasy is a recipe for a forever war
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take over Gaza and transform it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” where “the world’s people” can live....
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Lithuania hopes to woo Trump with its anti-China stance
Anchal Vohra is a Brussels-based international affairs commentator. A few days after a Chinese ship was suspected of severing two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea last November, Lithuania...
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Germany’s old-school conservatism is well and truly over
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book “In Search of Berlin” is published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. You know that Christian democracy is...
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Riding out the Trump tiger until he’s exhausted
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. With the exception of far-right allies like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, European leaders are still scratching their heads, trying to...
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Germany’s disappearing green agenda
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book “In Search of Berlin” is published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. This is a tale of two cities, two...
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Is this the end of NATO?
MUNICH — U.S. President Donald Trump is a longtime fan of Winston Churchill. But what would Britain’s iconic wartime leader make of the Munich Security Conference in 2025? “You were given the choice...
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The fight for Europe is on
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. MUNICH — This year’s disquieting Munich Security Conference was framed by two dueling speeches from U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian...
View ArticleUkrainian hopes fading as Trump and Putin embrace
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has tested a variety of tactics to try and manage United States President Donald Trump, from flattering him...
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We need a new transatlantic bargain
Ivo Daalder is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. ambassador to NATO. Camille Grand is a distinguished policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former...
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Does Merz have what it takes?
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book “In Search of Berlin” is published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. In times of crisis, Germany’s...
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Elections now would be perilous for Ukraine
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. As U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA ideologues cascade a litany of alternative facts, accuracy isn’t high on their list of priorities. So is...
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Can Germany’s humbled political establishment regroup?
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book “In Search of Berlin” is published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. Friedrich Merz is Germany’s next...
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Unlike Trump, Europe can’t afford to take Putin at his word
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. When it comes to the war in Ukraine, America and Europe stand far apart on many things — not least on who’s to blame for the conflict that’s been...
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Can Ukraine-US relations be repaired?
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy veered dangerously off-script last week, thanks, in large part, to goading by U.S. Vice President JD...
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We need to keep a closer eye on saboteurs in our midst
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. It was devious, the campaign German authorities...
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The threats hanging over Bayrou’s government
Prime Minister François Bayrou is one of the great survivors of French politics, but his 40-year political career had achieved little until earlier this month. Successfully steering a deficit-cutting...
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Trump says Ukraine doesn’t hold any cards — he’s the one snatching them
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. KYIV — Since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the country and its people have adapted to so much, overcoming challenges that...
View ArticleNow it’s Putin who has to tread carefully with Trump
Vladimir Putin suddenly finds himself with the same problem as Volodymyr Zelenskyy: How is he going to say nyet to Donald Trump without incurring the wrath of the highly unpredictable and impetuous...
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The depopulation of Ukraine
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. How many of the almost 5 million Ukrainians who’ve fled overseas will return when the war finally ends? It’s a question gnawing at the country’s...
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Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. “Plan A is: Get the shooting to stop,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, noting the U.S. administration’s main goal is to secure a...
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Erdoğan seizes geopolitical moment to snuff out democratic opposition
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent years eroding democracy, stifling dissent and purging the country’s army and civil service. Now,...
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UK chancellor will double down despite growing opposition
Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. When it comes to the spring statement from Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, one thing is...
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We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. What happens in Svalbard doesn’t look like...
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What Signalgate really tells us
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond...
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Trump would only help a neighbor for profit
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. In December 1940, then-U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt explained the thinking behind his plan to lend and lease wartime supplies and equipment...
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