EU leaders must Strike ‘Grand Energy Bargain’
A streak of mild weather across Europe has finally relented to colder temperatures and the possibility of controlled power cuts in places where energy supplies […] More
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Britain’s Brexit Mess Gets Worse
Bottom Line Up Front Britain’s Parliament descended into angry shouting on September 25 as the country remains in turmoil over Brexit. Even for normally […] More
Iran’s State of Play
Tensions remain high between Iran and several EU countries, even after some of the primary signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement vowed their continued support […] More
Iran Crisis Returns to Nuclear Issues
Bottom Line Up Front Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have now returned to the core issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s recent […] More
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U.S. Bolstering Troop Presence in Poland to Strengthen Posture in Europe
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be deploying an additional 1,000 troops to Poland. The deployment is reflective […] More
In For a Penny, In for a Pound? The U.S. View on European Defense Spending
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. is continuing to pressure the E.U. about defense spending, continuing a trend that has stretched back through previous […] More
Deals Over Alliances
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. is threatening the E.U. over the latter’s initiatives to increase member defense spending and cooperation. Washington objects to […] More
Christchurch and the Globalization of Right-Wing Terrorism
Bottom Line Up Front A right-wing extremist is accused of committing a devastating act of terrorism in New Zealand last week, attacking two mosques […] More
A Struggle to Control the World’s Wireless Networks
Bottom Line Up Front On March 6, Meng Wanzhou, CFO of the Chinese tech company Huawei, had an extradition hearing in Canada where she […] More
What’s in a Name? Membership in NATO
Bottom Line Up Front On January 31, Greece announced it would vote on the proposed NATO accession plan put forward by the newly anointed […] More
Russia Flexes Influence in Serbia
Bottom Line Up Front On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome during an official state visit to Serbia. Serbia is […] More
The High Operational Tempo of European Counterterrorism Operations
Bottom Line Up Front: On September 26, Danish police arrested two men on charges of trying to send money and drones to the Islamic State […] More
Europe Reacts to U.S. on JCPOA: Keep Calm and Negotiate On
The word ‘resignation’ is being used here in London – not, for once, about the actual or potential departure of yet another of our ministers, […] More
Europe Is Boosting Defense Spending – And It’s Not All About Trump
America’s commitment to European security is up in the air under the Trump Administration, raising the question, will Europeans have to take more responsibility for […] More
America First? Why the U.S. Can’t Go It Alone – And Neither Can Europe
Donald Trump’s interactions with our European Allies and his renunciation of the Paris Climate Accords have left our Allies baffled and startled. Faced with “America […] More
Worlds Collide in the French Election
French voters have a choice of two worlds May 7 between the internationalist, centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and the isolationist, far-right National Front leader […] More
Macron Wins Landslide Victory in French Election: More of the Same?
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency Sunday in a landslide victory over far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen – capturing 66.1 percent […] More
“Anything Could Happen” in the French Election
French citizens head to the voting stations Sunday to narrow the field of candidates for the nation’s next president. The top two winners in the […] More