European Union scrambles to patch up relations at Africa summit
Press play to listen to this article It is not easy to pinpoint the nadir of the EU’s great pivot to Africa. The shift in … Read more
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Poland braces for ‘up to a million people’ fleeing war in Ukraine
Press play to listen to this article WARSAW — Poland is preparing for a massive influx of refugees if Russia attacks Ukraine. “We have to … Read more
Olaf Scholz’s hard lessons in German leadership
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is finding out the hard way that there’s a lot more to leading … Read more
China clash leads to microchip windfall for small European nation
Press Play to listen to this article Lithuania’s showdown with China around Taiwan will bring the small Baltic country an unexpected stroke of luck that … Read more
Britain hints at banning Chinese imports with forced labor links
LONDON – Britain could follow Washington in banning forced labor imported goods from China’s Xinjiang region, according to a senior British minister. The proposal came … Read more
EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenary group
The EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on the Russian private military contractor Wagner as well as on eight individuals and three … Read more
Olaf’s frozen foreign policy
Press Play to listen to this article BERLIN – Germany’s Olaf Scholz is not someone to be lived up to Let go. At least not … Read more
On cusp of German chancellery, Scholz warns Russia, goes softer on China
The upcoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Russia on Tuesday to respect the “integrity” of the Ukrainian borders and stressed that “a threat to Ukraine” … Read more
How Europe should approach Biden's Summit for Democracy this week
Nathalie Tocci is Pierre Keller visiting professor at Harvard Kennedy School, director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, board member of ENI and author of POLITICS‘s … Read more
Busting the Merkel Myth
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — In an age of us-versus-them politics, soon-to-be ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel might be the only prominent … Read more
