Europe

Nuclear missile

We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race

Or we risk facing the unimaginable. 

Jun 16, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Daryna Kirik

In Ukraine’s Cultural Capital, “Giselle” Goes to War In Ukraine’s Cultural Capital, “Giselle” Goes to War

Until the Russian invasion is over, art and culture in Ukraine remain on a combat footing.

Jun 16, 2022 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos

Rachel Keke with Monoprix workers at a picket line

Can a United Left Win in Macron’s France? Can a United Left Win in Macron’s France?

France’s left unity coalition is poised to send a crop of activists into the National Assembly, though critics say it could be even more representative of its diverse base.

Jun 9, 2022 / Cole Stangler

Capitol Insurrection

America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About

Neither Russian “fascism” nor its Chinese variant poses a significant danger to American democracy, which is actually threatened from within.

Jun 8, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

NATO Secretary General holds images of Sweden's and Finland's flags.

The End of the Nordic Ideal The End of the Nordic Ideal

Finland and Sweden long held that the Nordic social model was incompatible with NATO membership. The invasion of Ukraine has changed that.

Jun 7, 2022 / Heikki Patomäki

Coal mining machine in Belchatow

Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal

With parents and children struggling to breathe, climate activism is a matter of life and death.

May 27, 2022 / Kamila Kadzidłowska

Peter Gelb and Anna Netrebeko on the red carpet

Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves

The policing of public opinion over Ukraine goes to extremes unimagined during the fight against Hitler.

May 27, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

A fossil fuel refinery in Russia.

The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet

How stopping Putin’s fossil-fueled war in Ukraine could accelerate a green transition.

May 26, 2022 / Svitlana Romanko

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”? 

May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung

Ukraine peace protest

We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War

Those who provide history and context around the conflict should not be silenced or smeared.

May 24, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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