Center on the United States and Europe

Photo of panelists at October 23, 2018 Brexit event

On the brink: The United Kingdom and Ireland prepare for Brexit

Samuel Denney and Ted Reinert

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the G20 Compact with Africa Conference in Berlin, Germany, October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/Pool - RC1526AE4BA0

Why the West will survive Merkel’s departure

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as she attends a news conference following the Hesse state election in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke - RC1400EF7680

The German center’s collapse brings Merkel era to a close

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, October 29, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC17C28C2550

European angst about Trump’s INF Treaty withdrawal

Monday, October 29, 2018

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

After INF, is New START next to go?

Monday, October 29, 2018

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton answers questions from reporters after announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Vienna protocol and the 1955 "Treaty of Amity" with Iran as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks on during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC17A0C7F6B0

The Trump administration is preparing a major mistake on the INF Treaty

Friday, October 19, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 12, 2018. Valery Sharifulin/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS - RC16A745C5C0

As Western ties fray, Putin and Xi are increasingly close

Friday, October 19, 2018

A former customs hut is seen behind a Brexit sign between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Londonderry in Northern Ireland at the border village of Muff, Ireland, February 1, 2018. Picture taken February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC1196063CD0

Explaining Brexit and the Northern Ireland question

Monday, October 15, 2018

Members of the "Donbass" self-defence battalion take part in a training at a base of the National Guard of Ukraine near Kiev June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1EA621L1E01

Russia vs. Ukraine: More of the same?

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC155976E690

What’s behind Erdoğan’s apparent support for the liberal international order?

Kemal Kirişci and Onur Bülbül

Tuesday, October 9, 2018