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Netanyahu: Will he stay or will he go?
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. JERUSALEM — Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party is doing something that doesn’t come easy to most politicians —...
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Baltic Sea sabotage: A defender’s dilemma
Elisabeth Braw is a senior associate fellow at the European Leadership Network, an adviser at Gallos Technologies and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Swedish, Finnish and Estonian authorities have...
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The rise and fall of geopolitical Europe
Nathalie Tocci is director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, a part-time professor at the European University Institute and a Europe’s Futures fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences. Her...
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For Israel to beat Hamas quickly, Arab neighbors should admit Gazans
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TEL AVIV — How would the world have reacted if Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia had turned their backs on Ukrainian families seeking refuge...
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It’s the moment of truth for EU fiscal reform
Mujtaba Rahmanis the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. The moment of truth is almost upon us, as we will soon learn whether the European Union will be able to agree...
View ArticleStalemate best describes the state of war in Ukraine
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.” As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on,...
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Will Israel defy Washington and target Hezbollah?
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. The message coming from Israel’s leaders remains unwavering and uncompromising. Come what may, they’re determined to smash Hamas for good, so it...
View ArticleIt’s time for Sweden’s navy to grow
Elisabeth Braw is a senior associate fellow at the European Leadership Network, an adviser at Gallos Technologies and a regular columnist for POLITICO. The Baltic Sea may soon become what devotees of...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s opponents dither as he plots how to survive
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to hang on as his political foes circle, trying to fathom when and how they can call...
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We are once again at war in the Middle East
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. It was February 1991, and the crew of the British frigate HMS Gloucester was scrambling, trying to knock out an Iraqi Silkworm missile heading...
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Biden’s foreign policy headache in 2024
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.” United States President Joe Biden starts...
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Gérard Depardieu’s fall reveals dire state of French politics
Robert Zaretsky teaches at the University of Houston and Women’s Institute of Houston. His latest book is “Victories Never Last: Reading and Caregiving in a Time of Plague.” From the l’affaire Calas,...
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Europe’s stance on Gaza has undermined its credibility
Nathalie Tocci is director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, a part-time professor at the European University Institute and a Europe’s Futures fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences. Her...
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How Israel will fight Gaza genocide accusations in The Hague
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Back in November, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the far-right and religious nationalists in his coalition government to pipe down...
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The uncertain future of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
Anchal Vohra is an international affairs commentator and was based in Beirut until recently. The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) was launched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi...
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For Israel, Gaza is a preventative war
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Israel’s top politicians sense a possible near-term election. And in their preparation, they have started complicating Israel’s war on Hamas, making...
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Finland counters Russian border gambits in the high north
Elisabeth Braw is a senior associate fellow at the European Leadership Network, an adviser at Gallos Technologies and a regular columnist for POLITICO. A cat-and-mouse game is unfolding in Europe’s...
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Netanyahu’s coalition bickers over Gaza
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brittle governing coalition isn’t anywhere near resolving its internal splits over how the Gaza Strip...
View ArticleAirstrikes are unlikely to deter the Houthis
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TEL AVIV — In a preemptive bid to warn off Iran and its proxies in the wake of Hamas’ October attacks on southern Israel, United States President...
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Red Sea: Time to treat the cause, not the symptom
Nathalie Tocci is director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, a part-time professor at the European University Institute and a Europe’s Futures fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences. Her...
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