In recent years, far-right parties and the anti-Europe and anti-immigrant sentiments they espouse have gained traction in European politics.
Continue reading Conservative Backlash: The Rise of the Far-Right in France
The European Union has rekindled an effort to clearly label products manufactured in Israeli settlements. Can this campaign help disincentivize the establishment of new ones?
Continue reading The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Coming to a Supermarket Near You
Widespread corruption at the highest levels of government and rising ethnic tensions are further splitting an already divided Macedonia.
Russia’s annexation of Crimea shows that traditional kinetic conflict is not out of the question. NATO’s European states must therefore take proactive steps to bolster their own militaries.
Continue reading NATO Must Sharpen Its Resolve and Face an Emboldened Russia
President Vladimir Putin of Russia is as polarizing as he is provocative. According to Tyler Bowen, Putin is merely the leader of a small revisionist power struggling to expand against a strong alliance.
Continue reading The Paper Bear – The West’s Dominance over Russia
The United States of Europe — Jean Monnet’s vision for the continent during the early days of the European Coal and Steel Community — is certainly not the reality of the present.
With violent anti-Semitism on the rise in Europe, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is encouraging European Jews to find refuge in Israel.
Continue reading The Newest Exodus: Europe’s Jews on the Move Again?
In places like Northern Ireland, conflicts over flags serve as microcosms for conflicts over larger issues.
Christopher Rodriguez examines the political and social factors that have driven Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
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