The Leave side’s message in the United Kingdom’s referendum on European Union membership was simple: “take back control.” In more formal terms, this amounted to reasserting national sovereignty that was…
This fall will be a crucial test for democracy in Poland. The country will hold parliamentary elections on October 13. The critical question is whether the ruling populist Law and…
The Prognosis This year marks NATO’s 70th anniversary, and there is good reason to celebrate. At first glance, the alliance may appear plagued by trepidation and tension over various escalating…
Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by confrontation with allies and emerging rifts within the Euro-Atlantic area. Given the current state of the relationship between the United States and the…
[Image: protestor’s sign reads: Government = Joint Criminal Enterprise.] The following is the second of a two-part series. The Impetus Must Come from Below At least as worrisome and consequential…
The following is the first of a two-part series. More than half a year ago on October 7, 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter “BiH” or simply “Bosnia”) held general elections…
History was made when Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Bronisław Geremek signed an accession agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on March 12, 1999. Five years later, on…
Russia and China have enjoyed a key economic partnership since the early 2000s, and especially since 2014, when Western sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea pushed Moscow closer…
From its inception, the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has triggered a controversial debate in the European Union and the United States. Sponsored by the Russian Gazprom (which…
Between May 23 and May 26, 2019, twenty-seven European countries (twenty-eight, if the United Kingdom does not manage to leave the European Union by then) with a combined population of…
