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Several European leaders on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to “take over” Gaza and forcibly resettle its Palestinian population in other countries.
Dismissing the proposal,…
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Italy says Paragon spyware targeted victims in dozens of European countries
Seven Italians and victims in more than a dozen other European countries were targeted with spyware as part of a broad hacking campaign revealed by WhatsApp on Friday, the Italian government said.
The country’s Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza…
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Russia’s Costly Conquest in Ukraine
Today, about 20 percent of southeastern Ukraine is under Russian occupation, including Crimea and large parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has painted the war in Ukraine as a…
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Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor…
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The Electricity Front of Russia’s War Against Ukraine – War on the Rocks
Russia is close to achieving a decisive edge on the energy front of the Russo–Ukrainian war. Repeated attacks on key infrastructure have recently intensified, leaving Ukraine’s damaged electrical grid 70 percent reliant on…
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Why Some Food Additives Banned in Europe Aren’t in the U.S.
Walk down your grocery aisle, and you’ll spot many foods containing ingredients you won’t find in Europe. The unusual way the U.S. regulates ingredients is in the news and the hot seat right now, thanks to the recent ban of a food additive—
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Trump wants a nuclear deal. Can he be the ultimate negotiator?
On April 4, 2019, President Trump pushed for new arms-control agreements with Russia and China ahead of trade talks at the White House with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. In Davos last week, Trump suggested again that he may try to negotiate a new…
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European Countries Choose Four Different Ways to Handle Trump
Amid all the anxiety in Europe over Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president, essential differences have emerged between various countries’ approaches to managing what promises to be a tumultuous relationship. These cleavages will make…
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How Can the EU and US Meet China’s Trade and Tech Challenge
The transatlantic partners are closer in their assessments of the China Challenge today than they were four years ago. When Donald Trump attended his first NATO summit, China was nothing more than an afterthought. NATO leaders now agree…
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The Era of Wild Putinism: How War Is Changing the Russian Regime and Elites
Russian President Vladimir Putin is invariably described by outside observers and officials alike as a strong leader known for keeping an iron hand on the helm.
Yet the actual reality is very different from this flattering—and…
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