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The intersection of several global movements and events eerily shares similarities with the turbulent global climate between the two World Wars in the 20th century Nathalie Lees

The rise of Europe's far right: Origins and dangers

The intersection of several global movements and events eerily shares similarities with the turbulent global climate between the two World Wars in the 20th century

Khattar Abu Diab 17 August 2023
An ageing Europe needs young, skilled workers, drawing thousands toward perilous voyages which all too often end in tragedy. There is a better way. Nicola Ferrarese

Dark side of migration exposed as more die in pursuit of European dream

An ageing Europe needs young, skilled workers, drawing thousands toward perilous voyages which all too often end in tragedy. There is a better way.

Mohamed Sharki 02 August 2023
Wild fires engulf the fields near the settlement of Pournari, in the area of Magoula, some 25km southwest of the Greek capital Athens on July 18, 2023. AFP

Hell on Earth: How sizzling temperatures are reviving Europeans’ knowledge of the classics

If the point of naming storms is to deter people from venturing out, then the name Mildred is unlikely to work. A heatwave called Cerberus, on the other hand, is more frightening.

Bryn Haworth 19 July 2023
Diana Estafana Rubio

Cerberus heatwave cooks Europe

Parts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days, potentially reaching "the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe"

Al Majalla - London 18 July 2023
Moldova hosts the 2nd European Political Community Summit on 01 June 2023 at the Mimi Castle.  EPA

Europe’s new ‘Political Community’ looks east as it stands up to Russia

The choice of Moldova to host the second political summit of 45 European nations shows how the continent's geopolitics have shifted east. The EU's convening power is strong, but also has limits.

Khattar Abu Diab 07 June 2023
General view of central Damascus, Syria, September 15, 2018. Picture taken September 15, 2018. REUTERS Reuters

Can Europeans and Arabs find common ground to foster a meaningful dialogue in Syria?

New geopolitical realities have highlighted the divide between European and Arab powers on the Syrian file. However, a common reference that can serve as a new starting point already exists.

Daniel Gerlach 02 June 2023
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron walk down the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022. AFP

Europe has long road ahead in push for strategic independence

Achieving European strategic independence is a complex goal — complicated not only by Washington's opposition but also by structural flaws within the European Union

Khattar Abu Diab 01 May 2023
The Singel is a canal in Amsterdam. Getty images

Amsterdam’s welcome embrace of immigrants

The author spends ten days in Amsterdam, visiting its immigrant communities

Mohamed abi Samra 12 March 2023
Skiers speed down a ski slope with artificial snow in the middle of a snowless field, at 1600 meters above sea level, in the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Alpine Slopes Face Snow Shortage in Unseasonably Warm Winter

Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the…

03 January 2023
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU's Green Shift Depends On Mammoth Investment in Energy Grid

Investments of more than half a trillion euros will be needed to modernize Europe's energy grid this decade if countries are to succeed in ramping up wind and solar power to break free from Russian…

23 September 2022
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Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist
Opinion

Russia boosts its defence budget with an eye on Europe

02, Oct 2026

Putin seems to have concluded that to secure a decisive victory in Ukraine, he needs to go after the countries in Europe that are supporting Kyiv

Con Coughlin
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose

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