Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The post-Qaddafi power vacuum in Libya has made the country a ripe environment for the spread of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
The German chancellor’s open-door policy toward the refugees is a challenge to her leadership. As public debate gets harsher in Germany, will Angela Merkel opt for a plan B?
An analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
The new year has hardly begun and, already, the EU is facing new crises.
The jury is still out on whether the world is heading for steady growth in 2016 or whether it could slip back into recession.
For decades, Saudi Arabia has been one of the West’s key strategic partners in the Middle East. But is Saudi Arabia turning out to be a false friend?
The far-right National Front party gained ground in the last French regional election. Is the rise of populist parties a threat to Europe?
The EU has struck a deal with Turkey to try to control the flow of asylum seekers. But is that enough? And can Turkey succeed where other countries have failed?
While French President François Hollande calls for cooperation among EU member states against the so-called Islamic State, Brussels remains on lockdown against the threat of a possible attack.
After the deadly attacks in Paris on November 13, the United States and Europe meet to discuss a more unified response to the threat of the Islamic State.