Europe | IPS Journal

Header

Reuters/

Foreign and security policy

The Turkish elections could cost Azerbaijan a friend

Azerbaijan views Turkey as its most valuable ally. But is this closeness only based on common interests or rather on a genuine sense of belonging?

By Ismi Aghayev

Pexels

Economy and ecology

New frontiers for Ukrainian grain

For Ukraine, the recent grain export blocks exposed the limits of ally support and are a lesson on responding to crises caused by close EU cooperation

By Oleksandr Kraiev

Reuters

European integration

A goal for democracy

In Georgia, football is emerging with renewed vigour — playing an important role in the Europeanisation of the country

By Nino Samkharadze

Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq

Democracy and society

Macron's pension fiasco

The French President's choice to push his reform through is a sign of pure detachment and tells the story of an institutional make-up nearing its end

By Théo Bourgery-Gonse

Pexels

Economy and ecology

Europe’s new energy map

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU has transformed its energy strategy. The Middle East is likely to benefit most from these adjustments

By Edoardo Campanella

Reuters/Julian Stratenschulte

Democracy and society

Welcome to high-speed democracy!

For several years now, Europe has been governed in a rush. This acceleration presents a challenge for democracy

By Jan Zielonka

Reuters/ Ludovic Marin

Foreign and security policy

Communication à la Macron

Macron does not tire of debating issues which are uncomfortable for Europeans. But his methods are often counterproductive

By Gesine Weber

Reuters/ Denis Balibouse

Economy and ecology

The failure of Credit Suisse

While the bank was indeed mismanaged, its collapse also reveals a system of regulation with as many holes as a Swiss cheese

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters/ Johanna Geron

Interviews

'Finnish politics has experienced an enormous shift to the right'

Kristina Birke Daniels on Sanna Marin’s electoral loss and the difficulty of forming a government in Finland

Reuters/ Marko Savala

Foreign and security policy

A geopolitical game-changer

Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession will fill an existing gap – a ‘blind spot’ – in the organisation's defence planning for its eastern territory

By Lukas Hassebrauck