Europe

Last call for Rutte? A look at the upcoming Dutch election 0
- Europe
- February 28, 2021
Dutch voters face a stark choice between the governing centrist coalition and a consolidated far-right.
Navalny’s defiant return to Russia and the battle ahead 0
- Former Soviet Union, Europe
- February 5, 2021
The opposition leader’s ability to mobilise supporters in the dead of winter may have rattled the Kremlin.
Moldovan PM’s resignation could prompt pro-Europe shift 0
- Former Soviet Union, Europe
- January 16, 2021
New elections in the former Soviet republic could facilitate a significant geopolitical realignment.
‘Malevolent intent’: the battle for police reform in France 0
- Europe
- December 18, 2020
A debate over photographing police points to the French president’s increasingly conservative turn.
North Macedonia’s naming dispute is far from settled 0
- Europe
- December 1, 2020
Skopje has found its path to EU membership stalled again by a cultural dispute with one of its neighbours.
Greece and Turkey’s contest for the ‘Blue Homeland’0
- Europe
- October 20, 2020
The perennial rivals are close to clashing over control of the region's hydrocarbon resources.

Russia, religion, and Montenegro’s ruling coalition 0
- Europe
- October 8, 2020
New leadership may bring geopolitical shifts, but rifts over religion could prompt new elections.
The Navalny poisoning and the dilemma for the EU 0
- Europe
- September 24, 2020
Brussels may struggle to organise a collective response to the attack on the high-profile opposition leader.
Fort Trump: will US troops leave Germany for Poland?0
- Europe
- July 12, 2020
Should today’s vote in Poland go against the president, Trump may be forced to rescind his decision.
Serbia’s elections and the autocratic shift 0
- Europe
- July 1, 2020
Belgrade is likely to pursue a policy of maximum strategic autonomy while inching closer to EU membership.
COVID-19 and the rise of travel bubbles in Europe 0
- Europe
- June 6, 2020
With Europe’s coveted summer holiday at stake, states are looking to resume tourism and other travel.
Poland’s election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic 0
- Europe
- May 7, 2020
The postal vote is expected to deepen polarisation and push the country further into autocratic rule.