Europe

This article examines current diplomatic relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. It argues that despite the severe strains in the relationship, cooperation between EU member states and Russia…

It has been a tough year since the contested August 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Incumbent Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s claim to have won by a landslide triggered unrelenting nationwide demonstrations. Although…

The road to Brexit began with an emblazoned bus promising great prosperity if Britain left the European Union. Five years later a bus was ablaze in Belfast. Riots in Belfast,…

The European Union Commission’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum reflects a continued trend of externalization and deterrence, resembling the exclusionary model created by Australia. The German presidency of the…

Hungary, once the pioneer of liberal democratic transition, became the first authoritarian Member State of the European Union. How could this happen within the European community, built on…

With the election of President Joe Biden and the return of the United States to the global effort to combat climate change, the Biden administration should take immediate steps to…

Recent events in France have revealed how race remains such a loaded concept in French society. But policymakers must emphasize that this is nothing new, and that public policies need…

Joseph R. Biden frequently references his Irish roots. Now, as the 46th President of the United States, he inherits an historic transnational relationship with Ireland that is far more than…

Although LGBTQI+ activists in Poland are under attack from the Law and Justice government’s conservative agenda, domestic activists are finding ways to resist and persist. Since the 2015 election of…

Policymakers have to balance the United States’ relationship with its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. If the United States gets too comfortable with allied relations, allies will feel more…