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The real winner of the Italy-France dispute is Europe
Italy and France are at it again. But it would be a mistake to brush off this latest row as just a “stupidity contest.” In announcing its decision to pull its diplomat from Rome this week, France...
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Resist the robot takeover
Artificial intelligence is coming to your inbox. A Finnish company has rolled out a new product that lets potential employers scan the private emails of job applicants to determine whether or not they...
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Way to an Italian populist’s heart is through his stomach
ROME — The appeal of populist parties, no matter in what country, is often based on the idea of a glorious past that’s been lost, and might be restored. For some, this takes on the form of an obsession...
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A Churchill history lesson for Brexit Britain
LONDON — To dare to criticize Winston Churchill in 21st century Britain is to risk the ire and outrage of the collective power of the media, the public and ministers of state. For to do so is to...
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Beware the Churchill hero-worshippers
LONDON — Warning: if you are only interested in political history written in black and white, stop reading now. And if you think every historical figure can be sorted into heroes and villains, jog on....
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Don’t expect fireworks at Munich
Don’t be fooled by the high-profile guest list. The biggest player in the room at this year’s Munich Security Conference will be something many of the attendees hoped to leave back home. If a record...
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Russia to China: Together we can rule the world
Europe’s obsession with Russia is unrequited. Moscow just isn’t interested in the Continent anymore. It doesn’t care about European integration, or moving toward Europe. But neither is it interested in...
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Is this Britain’s Macron moment?
LONDON — A split in one of the two big British political parties has long been the subject of fevered speculation. Now it’s finally happened. Pundits and pollsters are racing to weigh in on the...
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Eastern Europe’s problem isn’t Russia
There’s an enemy stalking the post-Soviet states of Eastern Europe — undermining governments, attacking the economy and sowing instability. Russia? No. The greatest threat to countries like Georgia,...
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The little Greek newspaper that could (in Turkey)
ISTANBUL — A harried man in his fifties darts up and down the narrow alleys around Istiklal Avenue on the European side of Istanbul, carrying packages of tightly folded newspapers in his arms. His name...
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‘They killed Jano’
SARAJEVO — One year ago, I got the call that all editors fear. On the line was Pavla Holcova, an editor at the Czech Center for Investigative Reporting. I could tell she was deeply shaken. “Jano is...
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UK’s racist two-tier citizenship
LONDON — Who is Shamima Begum? It depends on whom you speak to. To some, Begum — the East London schoolgirl who joined the Islamic State group in Syria and now wishes to return home — is a groomed...
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Time for Europe’s longest-serving ruler to go
Here’s a question for your next pub quiz: Who is Europe’s longest serving leader? Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are all likely to be popular...
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Ukraine’s crisis of faith
VORSIVKA, Ukraine — For years, Father Vasily spent his Sundays behind the altar at St. Nicholas, a church in the small town of Vorsivka, in north-central Ukraine. That all changed in early January, not...
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Iran’s ‘moderate’ face on thin ice
When Iran’s most popular politician announced he had offered his resignation late Monday, it became clear that even by its own chaotic and deeply dysfunctional standards, all is not well in the Islamic...
View ArticleGeorgia doesn’t have a ‘poor governance’ problem
The normally clear-eyed author of “Eastern Europe’s problem isn’t Russia” (POLITICO, February 20) must have misplaced his spectacles. His assertion that Russia is less of a threat to Georgia than “poor...
View ArticleHow Britain would vote in the European election
LONDON — As the Brexit saga drags on, an uncomfortable scenario has reared its head: If Brexit is significantly delayed, the U.K. will have to participate in the European Parliament election in May....
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Europe’s deadly migration strategy
Since its creation in 2015, Europe’s military operation in the Mediterranean — named “Operation Sophia” — has saved some 49,000 people from the sea. But that was never really the main objective. The...
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India and Pakistan enter a new, dangerous era
Ever since India and Pakistan held nuclear tests in 1998, relations have been guided by an overarching assumption: that India would not retaliate directly on Pakistani territory for an act of terrorism...
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Europe’s female Muslim comedians take the mic
Headscarves, ISIS, Islam — for Sadia Azmat, the controversy around these words in Europe isn’t something to run from; it’s fodder for her best jokes. “I’m comfortable covering my hair the same way...
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