May 17, 2019
European UnionPopulist parties are looking to make big gains in European Parliament elections. That could disrupt EU policy on issues from trade to migration.
October 18, 2018
ItalyItaly’s populist government has relished defying the European Union, and its latest showdown with Brussels could threaten the continent’s fragile recovery—and the global economy.
September 21, 2018
HungaryThe European Parliament’s vote to reprimand Hungary over its growing authoritarianism has tested the EU’s readiness to stand up to illiberalism within the bloc.
August 16, 2018
GermanyPresident Trump has targeted Germany over its supposed dependence on Russian natural gas, and the proposed Nord Stream 2 is dividing the EU. What’s in store for Europe’s pipeline politics?
October 23, 2018
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)The military exercises in and around Norway are a significant test of NATO’s collective defenses at a time of rising geopolitical tensions.
September 7, 2018
CybersecurityCan the country’s major digital platforms fight disinformation campaigns while facing the Trump administration’s charges of political bias?