Europe - Quillette (Page 2)

The Immigration Conundrum

Migration from the developing world to the West will continue until and unless international development can improve the societies people are leaving.

John Lloyd

19 Sep 2023 · 9 min read

Rise of the Goths

In the inaugural instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman introduces readers to the Gothic civilization that would eventually help bring down the Roman Empire.

Herbert Bushman

31 Aug 2023 · 18 min read

Will Britain Get a New Right Party?

If the Conservative Party slumps to defeat in next year’s election, Britain could see the rise of a populist alternative.

John Lloyd

23 Aug 2023 · 9 min read

The Threat of Decivilisation

During a recent dinner at the Élysée Palace, the French president was confronted with the possibility that France is slipping into murderous anarchy.

John Lloyd

10 Jun 2023 · 9 min read

The New Right’s Political Insurgency

Liberals have been slow to understand the frustrations fuelling the rise of the New Right.

John Lloyd

27 May 2023 · 8 min read

The Battle of Sainte-Soline

The events at Sainte-Soline have received less attention from the international media than the pension-reform protests, but they are arguably more consequential.

Robert Zaretsky

12 Apr 2023 · 6 min read

Ukraine’s Verdun

It is not just Western officials who worry that Zelensky’s determination to defend Bakhmut at all costs will cripple his army’s effectiveness.

Robert Zaretsky

17 Feb 2023 · 5 min read

The Politics To Come

How will the rise of the New Right change Europe?

John Lloyd

26 Nov 2022 · 12 min read

Prepare for Turbulence

Meloni remains bound into a loveless union with Europe, but she is unlikely to be a model prisoner.

John Lloyd

28 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

Honorable Men

Falcone, Borsellino, and the legacy of Italy’s long and bitter war on organized crime.

Maura Cremin

17 Jul 2022 · 21 min read

If Europe Wants Peace, It Must Prepare for More War

Deterrence needs to be strong enough that it stands on its own feet with or without out American support.

Stephan Jensen

15 Jul 2022 · 12 min read

America Must Not Abandon Europe

The United States retains the capacity to defend the liberal order on both sides of Eurasia.

Brian Stewart

14 Jul 2022 · 6 min read

Germany's Energy Catastrophe

If Russia permanently cuts off natural gas exports to Germany, it will likely send the country, the world’s fourth-largest economy, into a severe recession.

Lea Booth

14 Jul 2022 · 9 min read

A Fracture Revealed, Not Healed

As the scale of her defeat in the Presidential election was announced, Marine Le Pen, leader of the Rassemblement National (RN), was quick to gloss it. “Millions of our compatriots,” she declared (in a speech that must have been prepared for weeks), “have chosen the national camp and change,” and

John Lloyd

26 Apr 2022 · 8 min read

The Dangers of Western Complacency

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived the Western alliance. After years of drift and self-doubt, the West has been reminded of its historic and institutional uniqueness by seeing the contrast between the atavistic revanchism of Vladimir Putin and the heroism of Ukraine’s defenders. Once again, our collective purpose

Fredrik Erixon and Dalibor Rohac

26 Apr 2022 · 7 min read