

Young people in North Africa and the Middle East want their countries to become more democratic, but in a way that reflects Arabic values, not rules imposed by the West.

Angela Merkel seems intent on doing the bare minimum in dealing with Vladimir Putin. She will need to do a lot more than that—not least when it comes to the Eastern neighborhood.

Two new movies remind Poles that they must not squander the gains of 1989. As national hero Lech Walesa turns seventy, Warsaw still has unfinished business, especially on the EU.

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

Having won a third term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel has the chance to finally take a stand on Europe and strengthen the EU’s foreign, defense, and security policies.

According to a recent survey, Europeans are unconvinced by military action abroad but still value European leadership in the world. Those two views are tricky to reconcile.

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

Britain’s David Cameron hopes that Germany’s Angela Merkel will support his desire to repatriate certain EU powers from Brussels to the member states. He might be disappointed.

If Europeans refuse to consider force as a last option to support diplomatic efforts, analysts believe that the European Union’s foreign policy will be toothless.

The ongoing Syrian crisis has exposed a Europe that lacks the political resolve for serious diplomacy and the conviction to enforce international weapons conventions.