Are Europe’s Populists Calling The Shots?
In 2011, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was forced from office by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and replaced by Mario ... Read more
Mark Leonard
Macron Takes Aim At European Politics
Until the terrorist attack at a market in southern France on March 23, French President Emmanuel Macron had been planning to launch a new European-level
The Illusion Of Freedom In The Digital Age
Over the last few weeks, media around the world have been saturated with stories about how technology is destroying politics. In autocracies like China, the
Germany’s New Power Of The Purse
Last week, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel interrupted his holiday on the North Sea to respond to Turkey’s jailing of a German human-rights activist. Gabriel
The Macron Method
Emmanuel Macron’s election to the French presidency provides the European Union with an opportunity to move past the internal conflicts that have hastened its disintegration.
Europe, Alone in Trump’s World
Alone again. Since World War II’s end, Europe has looked at the world through a transatlantic lens. There have been ups and downs in the
UK: From Nasty Party To Nasty Country
British Prime Minister Theresa May once warned her fellow Conservatives of the perils of being known as the “nasty party.” But after 100 days in
Why Cameron’s Brexit Referendum Is A Fight To Save His Party And His Country
The European question is the grim reaper of British politics – dividing parties, debilitating governments, and destroying careers. But never before have the stakes surrounding