Justice or a Democratic Scandal?
A French criminal court ruling forbidding Marine Le Pen from contesting the 2027 presidential election could throw the country into turmoil.
John Lloyd
· 6 min read
Europe
A collection of 59 posts
The Strange Western Surrender
When dealing with the Chinese Communist Party, why does the West find it so difficult to learn the exhausting lessons of bitter experience?
Aaron Sarin
· 10 min read
Border Wars and the Return of Fear
The new European commitment to defence and Russia’s unshakeable wish to control Ukraine have revived an awareness that war is something with which comfortable and relatively wealthy states may still have to live.
John Lloyd
· 10 min read
Lessons for Western Militaries from the Gaza War
Israel’s experience in Gaza provides a sobering preview of what high-intensity urban warfare can entail, and how modern militaries must evolve to achieve decisive and ethical victories in any future conflict.
Andrew Fox
· 22 min read
The World Trump Is Building
The strong will do what they can and the weak will suffer what they must.
Matt Johnson
· 12 min read
The Unending Search for Racism
The debate about Rickard Andersson’s killing spree has been informed by an unhealthy discourse about race and immigration in Sweden.
Dan Korn
· 7 min read
Ukraine’s Terrible Choice
After three punishing years of war, the Trump administration is preparing to reduce a ravaged country to the status of US protectorate.
John Lloyd
· 16 min read
The Hard and Soft New Right
In Central and Eastern Europe, the more extreme wing of the continent’s radical Right is gaining ground.
John Lloyd
· 12 min read
Fragile Europe, On Its Own
European leaders are struggling to cope with the multiple crises now facing the beleaguered continent.
John Lloyd
· 8 min read
The Return of Realpolitik
Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.
Joel Kotkin
· 10 min read
Humanity’s Space Future: Conflict or Cooperation?
The future is unwritten, and a future of space cooperation and peaceful settlement remains possible.
Joseph Grosso
· 9 min read
Europe Awaits Trump II
The president-elect’s arrival in the White House will likely galvanise the European New Right and doom the Ukrainian resistance.
John Lloyd
· 8 min read
Reading Nietzsche in Amsterdam
Lale Gül’s autobiographical novel about a young Muslim woman living in the Netherlands has led to death threats and ostracism. But it is a work of admirable intelligence and courage.
Brad Strotten
· 7 min read
When Germany Waged War on Itself
In a forthcoming book, Lyndal Roper argues that the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25 was a missed opportunity to enshrine a Christian theology centred on equality and brotherhood.
Jonathan Kay
· 9 min read
Where Virtue Meets Terror: A Brief History of Proto-Communism
In a new book on the history of communism, Sean McMeekin traces the movement’s roots to egalitarian creeds embraced throughout history by prophets, philosophers, utopians, and serfs.
Sean McMeekin
· 18 min read