The UK may never fully distance itself from the events of Brexit in the eyes of Europe and the world, but under Keir Starmer, it must try.

In picking the next NATO secretary general, the alliance had an opportunity to align its moral and strategic centers along its eastern flank. Unfortunately, it opted for the safer route of a Western European leader.

President Biden has authorized the use of US weapons on Russian territory around Kharkiv, following similar moves by European allies. But more will be needed if there’s to be any hope of a Ukrainian victory.

To traverse eastern Poland is to feel remarkably close to a history that is deeply interwoven with the present while also bearing witness to Europe’s mortality.

EU countries are stepping up to provide Ukraine with the military aid it needs, but the outsize role hitherto played by Washington will not be easily filled.

The EU managed to forge consensus in the face of centrifugal forces over the Ukraine war; however, such clashes remain a feature rather than a bug in the European project.

Amid intensifying political and military headwinds, Ukraine faces a difficult year ahead.

Exploring the character of Dresden, a German city steeped in history and defined by a Janus-headed myth of nostalgia and victimhood.

Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s incoming defence minister, embodies a symbolic significance that transcends the battlefield and speaks to the character of the future Ukrainian state.

The security threats facing Europe have come into much sharper relief since 2008, necessitating a more strident approach to Ukraine’s NATO membership.