Europe
A continent divided by the pandemic
Ethan Lou: Back where I spent my childhood, the COVID-19 crisis has thrust an uncomfortable truth into the fore, that European solidarity is weakening
Donald Trump’s farewell tour
The world has taken measure of the president and found a person not to be taken seriously. It’s the end of the American century.
Losing the struggle for Europe
From the rise of nationalist forces to Russian interference to Brexit, Europe is under attack and on the edge of disintegration
The far right takes root in Europe
Will far-right populism become a mainstream view in European politics? France’s upcoming election will offer a first test.
After Brexit, a timely read on Charlemagne, ‘father of Europe’
Johannes Fried looks at the moments that formed the legendary Frankish ruler
That Brexit graffiti: One picture, nearly 1,000 words
What do the U.K.’s Boris Johnson and the U.S.’s Donald Trump, depicted locking lips, have in common? A story about taking back control of a nation
Paul Wells: Europe’s breaking point
Targeted by terror and overcome by waves of refugees—a grand experiment is stumbling. A special report by political editor Paul Wells
With the attacks on Brussels, Europe’s crisis of competence boils over
It is time for Europe to finally abolish its network of terrorist safe havens, says Terry Glavin
Chart: A history of terror-related deaths and attacks in France
The death toll in the wake the Paris terror attacks was horrific—and historic.
Princess Charlotte’s friends in high places
The continent is in the midst of a royal baby boom
Angela Merkel: The real leader of the free world
How the reluctant German chancellor became the one person capable of stopping Putin and saving Europe. Michael Petrou reports from Berlin
France’s Jewish exodus—to Britain
In the wake of the Paris attacks, thousands of French Jews are fleeing—not to Israel, but to Britain