EuropeItaly might have to brace for a 'hot autumn' With a divided government, an ailing economy and a consolidated right-wing camp, Italy remains Europe’s Achilles heel By Tobias Mörschel
EuropeJohnson’s folie de grandeur London is not only misrecognising the EU in its ‘no deal’ brinkmanship on Brexit. It is misrecognising the UK By Paul Mason
EuropeCountering the totalisation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict To move beyond the Armenian-Azerbaijani impasse after July's clashes, a piecemeal approach and wider dialogue are needed By Laurence Broers
EuropeWhy women deserve a four-day week The pandemic has shown only too clearly: women are still doing far more unpaid work than men. A four-day week, however, could help shift the balance By Helen Hester
EuropeBelarus at a crossroads Giving support, but not patronise – this is the only way Europe can contribute to a peaceful solution to the conflict By Nils Schmid
EuropeHow the pandemic shaped Spanish politics Spain has been hard hit by the corona crisis, both socially and economically. But it is also fraught with political confrontation By Günther Maihold
EuropeEurope bails out its populists In the hierarchy of EU problems, it would appear that violations of the rule of law have been relegated by the pandemic By Sławomir Sierakowski
EuropeEurope's helpless foreign policy Instead of a common foreign policy, national selfishness dominates in the EU – a gift for countries like China and Turkey By Moritz Wiesenthal
EuropeWhere's the Eastern Partnership in Germany's EU Presidency? Eastern Europe seems to not be a priority. Meanwhile, it will have to navigate the changing US-EU and EU-Sino relationships By Sergiy Gerasymchuk
EuropeA fiscal bazooka from Brussels? The EU's recovery fund has finally seen the light of day. But this comes at a price: deep political rifts and painful budget cuts By Björn Hacker
