Summary Russia’s leaders often claim that the US is a declining power and that a post-American world is growing ever-nearer. They assert that its European allies are bellicose and mercurial,

It is now many years since the European Union welcomed a new member to its midst. The last occasion was in 2013, when Western Balkan state Croatia joined. That country’s

Summary As prospective EU members, the countries of the Western Balkans need to integrate with the bloc’s internal markets and align with its climate and energy security goals. But the

On November 12th, the EU’s Technology Commissioner, Henna Virkkunen, singled out quantum technology as a field where the European Union has many reasons for optimism. She has pledged to introduce

In late November, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot boarded his flight from Chad after what he probably thought had been a tense but productive meeting with the country’s president, Mahamat

As Donald Trump’s return to the presidency looms, European leaders are intensifying their diplomatic efforts. Emmanuel Macron has met with Donald Tusk to discuss European troop deployments, while a high-stakes