Europe's latest heatwave has passed. The next one is only a matter of time.
15 Jul EU Institutions
Europe's latest heatwave has passed. The next one is only a matter of time.
Europe is mapping out fountains, opening cooling centers and rethinking its cities as temperatures climb. But some limits cannot be engineered away.
Europe still can't kick its Russian gas habit
07 Jul EU Institutions
Europe still can't kick its Russian gas habit
Europe is importing record volumes of LNG ahead of the 2027 ban while a Danish shipyard continues to service the tanker fleet linking Europe to Russia's Arctic gas exports.
Austria is done playing host to Kremlin spies
02 Jul Member States
Austria is done playing host to Kremlin spies
After decades of giving foreign intelligence services an easy ride, Austria is fighting back. Will tougher espionage laws end Vienna’s reign as Europe’s spy capital?
Brussels can't ignore Turkey. But can't embrace it either
01 Jul Member States
Brussels can't ignore Turkey. But can't embrace it either
The EU increasingly depends on Turkey for security even as democratic concerns keep Ankara at arm’s length.
In Spain, Europe staged a battle to test its future
29 Jun Member States
In Spain, Europe staged a battle to test its future
A fictional conflict in Zaragoza gave the EU’s new rapid reaction force its biggest test yet. But the deeper challenge lies in politics, command and NATO’s evolution.
Europe’s doomsday AI scenario comes alive
26 Jun EU Institutions
Europe’s doomsday AI scenario comes alive
A group of European AI researchers have used a fictional narrative to warn against a worst-case scenario for how technology lags could shatter Europe. One thing all agree is true is the stubborn cultural divide between Brussels and Silicon Valley.
Inside the IAEA, where the world's nuclear order is secured
25 Jun EU Institutions
Inside the IAEA, where the world's nuclear order is secured
As nuclear proliferation is on the rise for the first time in decades, the Vienna-based multilateral agency has a huge mission to avert the worst.
Ten years after Brexit, British political instability puts brakes on EU-UK “reset”
23 Jun Member States
Ten years after Brexit, British political instability puts brakes on EU-UK “reset”
A decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, growing public support for closer European ties is running head on into persistent political constraints in the UK. Keir Starmer’s resignation is just the latest bump in the road.
Europe is moving toward 'only yes means yes.' Will the EU?
19 Jun Member States
Europe is moving toward 'only yes means yes.' Will the EU?
As national governments embrace consent-based rape laws, EU institutions remain constrained by a dispute over who gets to write criminal law.
The right’s long march through Parliament
17 Jun Member States
The right’s long march through Parliament
The EU’s largest party, the center-right EPP, is gauging how it can reinforce — and reimagine — its majority through an alignment with parties much farther to the right.
The EU's sleeping beauty of defense is waking up
11 Jun EU Institutions
The EU's sleeping beauty of defense is waking up
As Europe seeks to rearm, member states are breathing new life into the European Defence Agency. But is it just a ploy to limit the Commission's growing influence?
Why the EU rewrote its landmark AI law
10 Jun EU Institutions
Why the EU rewrote its landmark AI law
Changes to the AI Act reveal a growing debate in Brussels over whether regulation is slowing innovation — even as critics argue the law has barely been implemented.
Meet the Trump official shaping U.S. policy on Europe
03 Jun Foreign & Security Policy
Meet the Trump official shaping U.S. policy on Europe
Elbridge Colby is the geopolitical realist in the Pentagon who's played a crucial role in the American pullback from the continent.
Europe’s defense startups are losing the rearmament race
29 May Foreign & Security Policy
Europe’s defense startups are losing the rearmament race
Europe is pouring billions into defense. But most still flows to legacy arms giants, not the startups building the next generation of military technology.
Europe’s China anxiety is reaching a boiling point
28 May Member States
Europe’s China anxiety is reaching a boiling point
Brussels may be finally ready to get tougher on Beijing. Analysts say it has no other choice.
Why the Mar-a-Lago face hasn’t crossed the Atlantic
27 May Member States
Why the Mar-a-Lago face hasn’t crossed the Atlantic
Europe’s far right has embraced MAGA politics. But not its aesthetics.
How occupied Ukraine became an EU security threat
26 May Member States
How occupied Ukraine became an EU security threat
Through propaganda and militarized youth programs, Russia is reshaping occupied Ukrainians into loyal citizens — raising fears some could become tools of hybrid warfare inside the European Union.
Can Europe scale its defense industry fast enough?
20 May Member States
Can Europe scale its defense industry fast enough?
While European capitals are ramping up defense spending at historic speed, the continent still lacks the industrial muscle to rapidly expand arms production.
Tracking a spiraling disinformation narrative in Estonia
18 May Member States
Tracking a spiraling disinformation narrative in Estonia
A false narrative about pro-Russian separatism in Estonia’s border city of Narva spread from Telegram channels into mainstream European media, exposing vulnerabilities in how Europe handles information warfare.
Europe's wind industry is fighting a reputational battle
13 May Member States
Europe's wind industry is fighting a reputational battle
An informal anti-wind network is getting louder in Europe, blocking projects worth billions through disinformation campaigns.
The quiet MEP pushing back on Trump’s trade agenda
07 May EU Institutions
The quiet MEP pushing back on Trump’s trade agenda
Seventy-year-old German socialist Bernd Lange has emerged as one of few voices resisting pressure from the U.S. in a push that brought the European Parliament into the limelight.
Orbán is out. But the right isn’t
06 May Member States
Orbán is out. But the right isn’t
His defeat punctures the myth of unstoppable illiberalism. But Europe’s populists, now mainstreamed, are unlikely to follow him down. 
Europe's aviation industry fights to stay ahead in a decarbonizing world
04 May EU Institutions
Europe's aviation industry fights to stay ahead in a decarbonizing world
The EU's aeronautics sector warns its technological edge could erode without a stronger industrial strategy and sustained investment in green innovation.
How Spain became Europe’s green energy standout
29 Apr Member States
How Spain became Europe’s green energy standout
As most EU countries struggle to lower power prices, Madrid has emerged as a top performer and is ready to give advice.