Clik here to view.
Don’t put US bases in Poland
What makes NATO the most successful military alliance in history is the cohesion of its members. Any policy that risks undermining that should be examined with a highly critical eye. Establishing a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What populists get wrong about migration
POZZALLO, Italy — “The good times for illegals are over.” Those were the words with which Matteo Salvini welcomed 158 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean as they disembarked in Sicily. Italy’s new...
View ArticleTime for Berlin to loosen the purse strings for Europe
Germany’s position on Greece’s debt crisis is simple: It has refused to bail out a country it sees as having failed to carry out the domestic reforms that would allow it to respect its fiscal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EU faces Poland test
PARIS — The European Union has a last chance in the next few weeks to stop Poland from emasculating its justice system by forcing dozens of Supreme Court judges into early retirement and packing the...
View ArticleUS envoy to Germany is a threat, not a joke
In his defense of the U.S. ambassador to Berlin, the author of “Donald Trump’s Berlin whipping boy” casually overlooks the very real threat American interference poses to European politics. The author...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Russia, change will come from grassroots
PRAGUE — The accepted narrative about Russia is simple: Vladimir Putin rules and a lemming-like society submits. The reality is more complicated. Despite crackdowns, Russia’s political and civil...
View ArticleEurope, time to stand up to Trump
It’s time for Europe to stand up to Donald Trump. The U.S. president is a bully, and like any other bully, he will keep trying to push European leaders around — unless they find the courage to push...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s next for the West?
Wrecking ball or master negotiator? Either way, Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of international diplomacy. In the span of just a few days, the U.S. president blew up the G7 summit and signed a...
View ArticleUS needs bases in Poland
WARSAW — In his opinion article “Don’t put US bases in Poland,” General Ben Hodges argues against establishing a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland. But in claiming the move is a bad idea...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trump’s next target: NATO
After watching the G7 train wreck aghast, senior officials at NATO headquarters are quaking in their boots at the prospect of hosting a summit of the Western defense alliance featuring a raging Donald...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Trump’s movie trailer about North Korea was brilliant
WASHINGTON — For the past quarter century, American presidents have tried confrontation, bargaining and bartering with North Korea, and all have failed. One thing that hasn’t been tried is flattery. If...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Europe’s center right cannot hold
PARIS — The second wheel is starting to fall off Europe’s political wagon. After the center left suffered a working-class revolt against globalization and austerity, the mainstream pro-European center...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The eurozone isn’t ready for the next big shock
MADRID — The return to economic growth in the eurozone has produced a dangerous sense of complacency on the Old Continent, especially in the richer countries of the north. But Italy’s flirtation with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Zealand’s liberal champion gets back to basics
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When the leaders of left-leaning parties are looking for good news these days, they have to turn to a small island nation so remote that it’s often omitted from world maps....
View ArticleClik here to view.
What populists get right
Populist parties are winning elections across Europe. Instead of ignoring them, established parties should be taking notes. Today, every fourth European is governed by a populist leader. Populists have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Turkey, politics is a dangerous thing
LONDON — In Topkapı Palace, home to Ottoman Sultans for centuries, inside the first courtyard, there was a fountain known to all as the Fountain of Politics. This is where political executions took...
View ArticleItaly’s post-fact immigration debate
MILAN — In the Italian immigration debate, the facts no longer seem to matter. Ask an average Italian what percentage of the country’s population was born abroad and the answer you’ll get — according...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OPINION: How to exit the eurozone
What’s the best way to leave the euro? That question is now back on the table after a Euroskeptic government took charge in Italy. Yes, key ministers have pledged to keep the country in the EU’s common...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Did US Justice Anthony Kennedy just destroy his own legacy?
WASHINGTON — Like the many controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions for which he provided the decisive fifth vote, the resignation of Anthony Kennedy on the final day of the court’s term has sparked...
View ArticleEurope’s migration problem isn’t over yet
Two weeks of tense negotiations on EU migration policy — precipitated by political fights in Italy and Germany — came to a dramatic end in the early hours of Friday morning as EU leaders finally agreed...
View Article