

As Angela Merkel begins her third term as German chancellor, she must embrace political integration to give the EU the cohesion, credibility, and ambition it has been lacking.

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.

A pro-European Ukraine would have huge advantages for Poland and the rest of the EU. But it would also have broader consequences for Eastern Europe’s complex web of interests.

Two forthcoming referendums in the UK could have unwelcome consequences for British-Irish relations. Europeans should pay attention to their simmering Western neighborhood.

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 is urging Kiev to reconsider its treatment of the imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. But if Angela Merkel pushes too far, Russia will be the winner.

The case of an Angolan journalist who faces criminal charges for exposing human rights abuses in his country will be an important test case for the EU’s human rights strategy.

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.

Germany’s ongoing energy revolution is beset with technical, regulatory, and economic challenges. For it to be a success, the country’s energy sector needs radical reform.

The U.S. shale gas revolution is having a big effect on European manufacturing. New transatlantic trade talks should focus European minds on energy market reforms.