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A Ukrainian national flag flies over the parliament building (Verkhovna Rada) during a parliament session to review a proposal by President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC1BD2505A10

25 years after Ukraine denuclearized, Russian aggression continues to rise

Strobe Talbott and Maggie Tennis

Friday, January 18, 2019

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels walk as they hold their weapons in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1F885BB650

Trump is making the mess in Syria even messier

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Pro-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/John Sibley - RC1725ED56A0

Brexit endgame: Parliament votes down Theresa May’s Brexit deal

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, operated by German NGO Sea-Watch, is seen from a crew transfer launch off the coast of Malta in the central Mediterranean January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi - RC17227C9000

Italy and immigration: Europe’s Achilles’ heel

Giovanna De Maio

Monday, January 14, 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a conference in Budapest, Hungary, November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo - RC1CEB46EBF0

Is Hungary becoming a rogue state in the center of Europe?

Monday, January 7, 2019

A woman looks at magazines displayed at a kiosk in Zurich March 16 , 2015. One of Switzerland's two big supermarkets, Coop, is to stop selling titles such as German magazine Der Spiegel, the German-language edition of Vogue and a Mickey Mouse comic because it says local distributors have not cut prices after a currency surge. The Swiss central bank's decision on Jan. 15 to end a cap on the value of the currency at 1.20 Swiss francs per euro sent the franc skyrocketing and led to fears for Switzerland's export-reliant economy. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS) - GM1EB3H00BN01

Germany’s leading magazine published falsehoods about American life

Friday, January 4, 2019

National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1B182A80F0

Is there a glimmer of hope for the INF Treaty?

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Demonstrators hold EU and Union flags during an anti-Brexit protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville - RC14C86B4D80

Sacrificing peace in Northern Ireland is not acceptable price for Brexit

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA Novosti ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - LR2EB590O2PO8

Don’t let Russian S-400s peel Turkey away from the West

Kemal Kirişci and Seçkin Köstem

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

New CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel bid farewell to each other during the closing of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party congress in Hamburg, Germany, December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach - RC158EEE7F30

Succeeding in German politics while female

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, December 17, 2018