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Migrants gather on the Belarusian-Polish border in an attempt to cross it at the Bruzgi-Kuznica Bialostocka border crossing, Belarus November 15, 2021. Oksana Manchuk/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS.

Europe’s Refugee Crisis at Belarus Border

Alexander Lukashenko, self-proclaimed as “Europe’s last dictator,” continues his ongoing feud with the European Union. Lukashenko has orchestrated an unprecedented influx of refugees at its borders…

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As seen in the figure (Climate Action tracker), the gap between credibility, action and commitment is massive

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The Paris climate agreement global warming target is “well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees…

Saif Al Abri 26 November 2021

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and United States President Joe Biden (L) seen during a bilateral meeting in New York, USA, when Biden was vice-president on September 25, 2014.

Tension Mars US-Turkish relations Despite Truc

Despite the relentless attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore his country's foreign relations after their worsening for years, he recently launched a verbal war against the…

Jiwan Soz 29 May 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron gives the opening speech of a video international donor conference for Lebanon at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on December 2, 2020. (Getty)

The Prospects of EU Sanctions on Lebanese Politicians

During a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels earlier this week, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for the EU to start the process of imposing sanctions on Lebanese…

Hanin Ghaddar 23 April 2021

Flags of NATO member countries hang at the Parliament Square at the last NATO Summit in London, on December 2, 2019.

The EU is the Military Ally the United States Needs

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…

Max Bergmann 15 January 2021

Von der Leyen and Lagarde’s Uphill Battle

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…

Ali El Shamy 12 July 2019

Hungarian protestors hold EU and Hungarian flags during a demonstration against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government and his party 'FIDESZ' in Budapest on March 15, 2019. (Getty)

Europe’s Largest Party Suspends Its Resident Autocrat—for Now

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…

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German Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Getty)

Europe's Quest for Financial Independence

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…

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