Charlemagne
Our columnist provides incisive commentary and analysis on European politics, policies, and societal issues
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How strongmen mastered the art of dividing Europe
Soft-power Europe is often bested by hard-nosed autocrats
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Europe wants to show it’s ready for war. Would anyone show up to fight?
The “peace project” at the heart of the continent has worked rather too well
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How Ireland became the Saudi Arabia of siphoned-off global profits
The Emerald petro-state is riding high off tech and pharma—for now
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The constitution that never was still haunts Europe 20 years on
The stumble of 2005 resulted in a better EU
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Europe fantasises about an “Airbus of everything!” Can it fly?
From chips to satellites Euro-champions are back. Expect turbulence.
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Europe’s mayors are islands of liberalism in a sea of populists
City bosses are the functioning bits of increasingly dysfunctional polities
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Leo XIV will pose some tricky problems for Giorgia Meloni
The newly enthroned pope has criticised the MAGA bigwigs whom the Italian leader supports
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To grasp Europe’s fragmentations, look to a 31-year treasure hunt
The Golden Owl is a parable for a changing continent
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The unbearable self-indulgence of Europe
There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford
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Europe’s reluctant reset with Turkey
President Erdogan’s top challenger is behind bars. Europe has bigger fish to fry
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Europe’s streets are alive with the sound of protests
An arc of discontent runs through Serbia and Turkey