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Trump’s Pearl Harbor
History might be on the verge of repeating itself — and, as is so often the case, not in a good way. With increased saber-rattling on both sides of the Pacific and ever-tightening economic sanctions...
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Brussels can’t brush sexual harassment under the carpet
The outpouring of testimonies following allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against Harvey Weinstein came as a shock to many. To those of us who have spent decades campaigning against sexual...
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My secret plan to turn students against Brexit
LONDON — My name is Tim Bale and I’m an academic. I’ve been abusing Brexit for nearly a year and a half now, and I just can’t seem to stop. Not a day goes by without me thinking about it, even if I’m...
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Are Trump’s generals in over their heads?
For many of America’s senior military officers, retired Gen. John Allen’s speech endorsing Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention back in July of 2016 was a kind of tipping point. Allen’s rousing...
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For Ukraine’s fishermen, ‘war changed everything’
PRYMORSKE, Ukraine — In the idle heat, a hundred eyes stare out from the tangle of fishing nets, the fish drying like tiny slivers of tinfoil under a stifling sun. Plastic buckets, battered hulls and...
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For Britain, the worst of Brexit talks is yet to come
LONDON — There’s no need for Britain to panic over Brexit talks — not yet anyway. After the European Council declared earlier this month that Brexit negotiations have not yet made “sufficient...
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In pictures: The cost of coal in Colombia
La Guajira, in northern Colombia, is one of the country’s most remote and impoverished regions. It is also home to more than 270,000 Wayuu, Colombia’s largest indigenous community. Abandoned by...
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EU needs a smarter response to the Catalonia crisis
MADRID — As the Catalan crisis lurches into a new phase, with the focus now on elections called for December 21, the European Union has to reexamine its hands-off approach to the political impasse....
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In troubled times, FC Barcelona defines modern Catalonia
No other sporting institution in the world has been more emotionally affected by the political crisis unleashed in Spain over the Catalan question than FC Barcelona. Barca, as it is popularly known,...
View ArticleFast forward to two-speed Europe
There’s a feeling among European leaders that the bloc has weathered the worst of its recent crises — euro, refugee, Brexit — and should now turn its focus to the future. The question now: What should...
View ArticleCatalonia: None of Europe’s business
SANTANDER, Spain — I have a great deal of respect for Richard Youngs’ insightful writing, especially as Europe-minded Brits are becoming increasingly rare these days. But his recent article, “EU needs...
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How to fix the eurozone
PARIS — The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. When it comes to the eurozone, European leaders long ignored these sage words by John F. Kennedy. And as a result, they were left making...
View ArticleThanks Trump, for making Ukraine great again
Dear President Donald Trump, I was never taken in by your bluster and promises to “drain the swamp.” Instead, I drove over three hours to the swing state of Pennsylvania last November to cast my vote...
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How a slip in Bosnia and Herzegovina could unravel Balkan progress
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the clock is ticking. The Western Balkan country’s leaders must decide whether to reform its electoral law in compliance with a Constitutional Court judgment, or do nothing...
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How to find a smoking gun in the Russia investigation
WASHINGTON — Forget what Vladimir Putin says — the case that Russia directly coordinated with the Trump campaign to affect the outcome of the 2016 election has grown an order of magnitude stronger...
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Brexit Britain is in denial over immigration
LONDON — In the immediate aftermath of last year’s Brexit vote, there was much confusion about what pushed more than 17 million people to put a tick next to “Leave.” The answer, we now know, boils down...
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To solve Catalonia, Spain needs a new constitution
The only reasonable way out of Spain’s current crisis over Catalonia is a new constitution. Recognizing both the right to self-determination and the principle of territorial integrity would lay the...
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Brexit big band theory
LONDON — On a recent Monday night at the Barbican concert hall in London, British electronic musician Matthew Herbert was standing on stage with a 110-strong choir and his 16-strong Brexit Big Band —...
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Go easy on the social, Europe
COPENHAGEN — It is crucial to maintain popular support for the European Union. As heads of states and governments we must ask ourselves every day if our political decisions make sense and seem fair to...
View ArticleBrussels: ‘Everybody in power, no one in charge’
For the second time in less than a week, Brussels police were confronted by spontaneous outbursts of violence involving local youths. The amateurism and the clumsiness of the political response that...
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