

The Ukrainian president is cracking down on civil liberties, setting his country on a dangerous path. That calls for a united response from the opposition and from the EU.

Georgia and Moldova will face huge pressure from Russia to renege on recently initialed partnership agreements with the EU. Brussels can help them hold their nerve.

Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

Berlin’s new Russia coordinator wants to improve ties with Moscow. Yet Germany’s internal differences over how to handle Russia mean that a coherent strategy remains elusive.

Whoever takes over from Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO secretary general will need to kick-start a major discussion about the future of the transatlantic relationship.

Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

Western EU member states are quick to welcome highly trained migrants from Bulgaria and Romania, but they are loath to educate and integrate those from the Roma community.

Despite the instability of its neighborhoods, most European leaders have no political ambition to think and act strategically. That myopia will be very costly.

Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

Angela Merkel’s tough stance on Russia has created a sense of unity within the EU toward the Kremlin—and, for once, between Europe and the United States.