Why European criticism of the US Afghanistan pullout is so refreshing
If the Europeans want to check our power — rather than just complain about it — they need to show that they can
European union
Sunday
Thursday
Guy Verhofstadt claims Olympic gold for the EU
The former chief Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament has done the math to prove EU dominance
Tuesday
Viktor Orbán is winning his culture war
It’s time for intellectually depleted Anglo-American conservatives to take a fresh look at Hungary
Tuesday
America: approve AstraZeneca
Clearly Europe needs your help, again
Monday
The US is coming out of COVID no worse than any European country
No one is telling Americans to ‘look at the EU’ anymore
Thursday
Will coronavirus kill the eurozone?
Merkel fiddles while Rome goes bankrupt
Monday
Johnson and Juncker agree to step up talks – but no backstop solution proposed
The British government believes it has one shot to present concrete proposals to Brussels
Monday
Would Britain really be first in line for a US trade deal?
If Trump wants to ease a trade deficit, his priority would be to continue talks with the European Union
Sunday
How Boris Johnson can deliver a liberal Brexit
To end free movement without carefully working out what follows after shows pretty striking thoughtlessness
Wednesday
‘We will no longer deal with him’ was the end of Sir Kim Darroch
Serious people in Britain should focus their attention on discovering the person or persons who leaked the cables
Thursday
The joys of Independence Day in London
The deep currents of enlightened self-interest have for more than two centuries brought the US and UK together
Thursday
On D-Day, Macron has learned nothing and forgotten everything
He embodies the corruption of liberal democracy into elite managerialism
Thursday
The cosmic magnetism of Trump and Brexit
The president is the sun to the Brexit moon
Tuesday
The triumph of Matteo Salvini
Il Capitano has become the most important populist in Europe
Wednesday
If Thomas Friedman bristles at Brexit, you know everything will be OK
The philosopher-king’s take on Britain leaving the EU is his typical mixture of Midwestern gee-shucking and historical buffoonery
Thursday
Why Greeks abhor and applaud Brexit
British imperiousness appeals to Europe’s disenfranchised south
Thursday
Brexit explained
It’s a disaster, and it’s not over yet
Tuesday
Third time’s the charm? We could be heading for another vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal
The withdrawal agreement went down by 149 votes — at the worst end of expectations
