Five years after he was detained, the authority of Azerbaijan’s best-known political prisoner is growing. By Thomas De Waal | Thursday, 1 February, 2018 Five years ago, on February 4, 2013, Azerbaijani opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov was arrested. Mammadov had visited the small provincial town of Ismayilli on January 24…

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. By Judy Dempsey | Wednesday, 31 January, 2018 Krzystof Bledowski | Council director and senior economist at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation The EU is getting trade “right” the way that Japan, Canada, or the United States get it right…

European integration is being challenged by countries that yearned to rejoin a Europe based on unity and liberal democracy. By Judy Dempsey | Tuesday, 20 January, 2018 During the 1980s, Polish and Czech dissidents would occasionally meet in the Tatra mountains straddling their countries. …

The political apathy of Ukraine’s youth should come as a warning, especially at a moment when those in government are putting personal interests ahead of the country’s reform agenda. By Gwendolyn Sasse | Monday, 29 January, 2018 The Ukrainian reform process is in a precarious balance, particularly in the field…

Germany’s complicated relationship with nuclear weapons could turn into a big risk for European security. By Claudia Major | Thursday, 25 January, 2018 The next German government will have to tackle several controversial security issues, from arms exports to meeting NATO’s target of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense…

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. By Judy Dempsey | Wednesday, 24 January, 2018 Federiga Bindi | Senior fellow at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Jean Monnet chair at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and D. German distinguished visiting chair at Appalachian State University

Germany’s grand coalition must now seize the chance to reshape Europe with France. By Judy Dempsey | Tuesday, 23 January, 2018 Angela Merkel has nothing to lose. As she prepares to lead the country for a fourth consecutive term, the German chancellor now has the chance to make a difference…

Ankara’s latest military offensive in Syria and its domestic agenda are leading to a cul-de-sac with the EU. By Marc Pierini | Monday, 22 January, 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on January 5 were intended to mark Turkey’s return to the…

Europe needs more military cooperation between London and Paris. Yet the prospects for significant joint action in the future appear slim. By Daniel Keohane | Thursday, 18 January, 2018 rench President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will discuss their defense relationship, among other things, at a bilateral…