Interviews‘Europe is divided on energy policy’ Kirsten Westphal sees the US and China in a good position in the coming energy transition. That is less true for a divided Europe
Interviews'This would be a very clear political signal to Putin: Ukraine will never become a part of Russia' While scepticism toward Ukraine's EU membership prevails, Alyona Getmanchuk and Leonid Litra propose a middle-ground - integration in stages
Interviews'They are aware that they fought for nothing' Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky captures the current mood in his country, giving insights into war responsibility and Russia’s bleak future
Interviews'The Baltic states want to strengthen their security and are prepared to make remarkable sacrifices' The Baltic states have agreed to stop importing Russian gas. Reinhard Krumm explains why we must take smaller states seriously against uncertainties
Interviews‘This is not about Russia, this is about multilateralism’ Christian Wenaweser, Liechtenstein’s UN Ambassador, on how his country’s veto initiative could help restore the United Nations’ effectiveness
Interviews‘For Europe, Le Pen as president would be a tragedy’ France’s presidential elections will see a repeat of the 2017 run-off between Macron and Le Pen. Thomas Manz on how this time is different
Interviews‘Hungary stopped being a democracy some time ago’ Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has won re-election. Former European Commissioner László Andor on what this means for Hungary, the EU and democracy at large
Interviews‘Let’s be careful with the idea of a right-wing shift’ Political scientist Vincent Tiberj cautions against the notion that French society is becoming increasingly right-wing. Here’s why
Interviews'A political outsider assumes presidential office' The election of Yoon Suk-Yeol in South Korea will likely deepen the existing social problems in the country reports Henning Effner in Seoul
Interviews‘The war can only be ended with negotiations’ What will happen next in the Russia-Ukraine war? Peer Teschendorf and Marcel Röthig, FES representatives in Moscow and Kyiv, discuss various scenarios
‘Europe is divided on energy policy’ Kirsten Westphal sees the US and China in a good position in the coming energy transition. That is less true for a divided Europe
Sweden’s schools: Milton Friedman’s wet dream The ideology of ‘freedom of choice’ drove privatisation in Sweden’s education sector — and led to a vicious circle of inequality and underperformance
No, Emmanuel Macron isn’t doomed The French election results have fed a media frenzy about the disintegration of Macron’s political project. But the doomsayers are overreacting
