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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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For Europe’s populists, Trump is a mixed blessing
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump and his ideological allies in Europe are confident the future is on their side — that they can surf an historic wave...
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India could help save an aging Europe
Anchal Vohra is a Brussels-based international affairs commentator. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen beamed as she stood next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders...
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How Trump cost America the world
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. “America is lost!” a distressed King George III had noted, reviewing the causes and consequences of the American Revolution. But will today’s...
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The US brain drain has begun
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. Every empire, real or imagined,...
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Voters are the only ones who could stop Trump’s tariff game
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. WASHINGTON — So, it turns out U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t a master of the universe after all. And as the real masters — the bond vigilantes,...
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Le Pen is down but not out
Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. On March 31, a political earthquake shook France: Far-right opposition politician Marine Le Pen was found...
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Making excuses for Putin
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Hours after 35 civilians were killed and more than a hundred wounded in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, United...
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We started checking Russian shadow vessel insurance. Now what?
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Last December, just days before the shadow...
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Trump may get a nuclear deal — on Iran’s terms
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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The complex legacy of Pope Francis
The complex legacy of Pope Francis His was a dramatic papacy, frustrating conservatives and progressives alike. Beloved by the faithful, he leaves behind a divided Church. By BEN MUNSTER and HANNAH...
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MAGA vs. Pope Francis
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. During U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s brief meeting with the mortally ailing Pope Francis last week, he said he’d been praying for the pontiff’s...
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