Tensions over anemic European defense spending have long suffused transatlantic relations—and since 2014, they have become all-consuming, crowding out other priorities, straining the alliance, and…

Last May’s European parliamentary election was a reflection of the divisions threatening the stability of the European Union. The populist group Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) managed to gain…

Less than two months ahead of elections to theEuropean Parliament, the body’s largest party is in disarray. The European People’s Party (EPP), a center-right, pro-EU alliance of more than 40 national…

On Monday 27 August, France and Germany each gathered all of their ambassadors for their annual meeting in Berlin and Paris. In their opening speeches, French President EmmanuelMacronand German…