European Union

August 16, 2023

A heart made out of a matrix dissolves and then reforms

Global

Europe’s Ireland Problem Is Here to Stay

Tom McTague

May 19, 2022

The letters "IRA" are spray-painted on a speed-limit sign.

Global

The Other Threat to Democracy in Europe

Yasmeen Serhan

April 11, 2022

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán waving

Ideas

Why Europe Needs Ukraine

Rutger Bregman

April 8, 2022

A European Union flag with a yellow brush of paint over it

Global

An Unlikely Threat to the Western Alliance

Tom McTague

November 17, 2021

The phrase "No Irish Seaborder" is written on a wall.

Newsletters

Steel Is Back

Robinson Meyer

November 3, 2021

A worker in a protective suit oversees molten iron flowing from a blast furnace at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill in Duisburg, Germany.

Ideas

Time for Covidnomics

David Frum

July 30, 2021

An illustration of a green coronavirus nestled inside a supermarket cart

Politics

The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working

Olga Khazan

February 22, 2021

Four people sit filling vials with vaccine using syringes.

Global

Britain’s Vaccine Nationalism

Tom McTague

December 3, 2020

A stylized British flag, with syringes through the middle.

Global

The Great British Humbling

Tom McTague

September 15, 2020

A drawing of two men facing off in a duel

Global

The Coronavirus Exposed the West’s Weakest Link

Rachel Donadio

July 21, 2020

Ideas

How Should Biden Handle China?

Thomas Wright

May 23, 2020

An illustration of Biden and a Chinese flag.

Coronavirus: COVID-19

The EU Watches as Hungary Kills Democracy

Yasmeen Serhan

April 2, 2020

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stands in front of the European Union flag.

Global

Trump’s European Travel Ban Doesn’t Make Sense

Tom McTague

March 12, 2020

Spectators wave American and European Union flags at a golf tournament in 2008.

Global

The Unreality of the Next Stage of Brexit

Tom McTague

March 2, 2020

A image of Big Ben is illuminated at 10 Downing Street.

Global

Britain Has Changed Forever

Tom McTague

February 7, 2020

A person removes the British flag from a hall with European flags.

Global

The Problem of Britain Taking Back Control

Tom McTague

February 4, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a speech at the front of an ornate room.

Ideas

The European Union’s Double Crisis of Legitimacy

Yascha Mounk

January 31, 2020

A woman holding the European Union and Union Jack flags.

Global

Europe’s Failure to Protect Liberty in Hungary

Quentin Ariès

December 29, 2019

An illustration of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban blocking the view of a photographer in front of an EU flag.

Global

Get Ready for More Brexit Turbulence

Tom McTague

December 20, 2019

Boris Johnson delivers a speech in Parliament.

Global

The Coming Brexit Farce

Tom McTague

November 7, 2019

Global

How Europe Will Take On Britain After Brexit

Tom McTague

November 4, 2019

Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, and Emmanuel Macron stare uneasily at one another.

Global

The Quotidian Uncertainty of Britain’s Monumental Shift

Yasmeen Serhan

October 29, 2019

A close-up of a letter from the Home Office denying an EU national's request for permanent residency.

Ideas

The U.S. Is Abandoning Its Interests in Brexit

David Frum

October 19, 2019

Pro-Brexit yellow vest protester in Trump mask

Global

The Improbable Triumph of Boris Johnson

Tom McTague

October 18, 2019

Boris Johnson salutes his fellow EU leaders.

Global

Is Boris Johnson Actually Winning?

Tom McTague

October 15, 2019

Boris Johnson speaks in front of a lectern with a banner for his Conservative Party behind him.

Global

The Never-Ending Brexit Crisis

Tom McTague

October 8, 2019

A billboard erected at the Irish border reads "No hard border: Border Communities Against Brexit."

Global

Democracy Is Under Attack. Will Europe Fight Back?

Noah Barkin

October 3, 2019

Angela Merkel and Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Global

It’s Too Late for David Cameron to Apologize

Yasmeen Serhan

September 20, 2019

David Cameron holds his hand to his eyes as he sits alongside Theresa May at Westminster Abbey.

Global

The Myth of ‘European Values’

Michael Peel

September 4, 2019

People standing outside a building hold up photos of Daphne Caruana Galizia during a protest.

Global

Europe’s Complicity in Turkey’s Syrian-Refugee Crackdown

Melvyn Ingleby

August 29, 2019

Demonstrators hold placards in support of Syrian refugees during a protest in Istanbul.

Global

Brexit Got a Lot More Complicated for EU Citizens

Yasmeen Serhan

August 27, 2019

A British government Home Office van is seen with the words "immigration enforcement" along its side.

Global

Is Brexit Worth Scotland’s Independence?

Elliot Ross

August 1, 2019

Demonstrators in Edinburgh protest against Brexit during a rally in March 2018.

Global

A New British Prime Minister Faces the Same Old Brexit Problem

Yasmeen Serhan

July 26, 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party conference in October 2016.

Global

Boris Johnson’s Pivot: Goodbye, EU; Hello, U.S.

Helen Lewis

July 10, 2019

Global

The Brexit Catch-22 Driving U.K. Politics Crazy

Tom McTague

June 21, 2019

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt participate in a BBC debate as they compete to replace Theresa May as British prime minister.

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The Print Edition

TikTok Is Opening a Parallel Dimension in Europe

Europe’s Ireland Problem Is Here to Stay

The Other Threat to Democracy in Europe

Why Europe Needs Ukraine

An Unlikely Threat to the Western Alliance

Steel Is Back

Time for Covidnomics

The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working

Britain’s Vaccine Nationalism

The Great British Humbling

The Coronavirus Exposed the West’s Weakest Link

How Should Biden Handle China?

The EU Watches as Hungary Kills Democracy

Trump’s European Travel Ban Doesn’t Make Sense

The Unreality of the Next Stage of Brexit

Britain Has Changed Forever

The Problem of Britain Taking Back Control

The European Union’s Double Crisis of Legitimacy

Europe’s Failure to Protect Liberty in Hungary

Get Ready for More Brexit Turbulence

The Coming Brexit Farce

How Europe Will Take On Britain After Brexit

The Quotidian Uncertainty of Britain’s Monumental Shift

The U.S. Is Abandoning Its Interests in Brexit

The Improbable Triumph of Boris Johnson

Is Boris Johnson Actually Winning?

The Never-Ending Brexit Crisis

Democracy Is Under Attack. Will Europe Fight Back?

It’s Too Late for David Cameron to Apologize

The Myth of ‘European Values’

Europe’s Complicity in Turkey’s Syrian-Refugee Crackdown

Brexit Got a Lot More Complicated for EU Citizens

Is Brexit Worth Scotland’s Independence?

A New British Prime Minister Faces the Same Old Brexit Problem

Boris Johnson’s Pivot: Goodbye, EU; Hello, U.S.

The Brexit Catch-22 Driving U.K. Politics Crazy