The year ahead: How could Germany’s election shape the EU?
The February vote looks likely to result in another grand coalition – yet much of the country’s inertia is structural.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, grandfather of the French far right
The extremist founder and former president of the National Front has died at 96.
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Elon Musk has designs on the whole of Europe
The billionaire’s attacks on the UK are part of a pattern of support for the hard right across the continent.
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Russia’s black armada
Concealed within dark, anonymous ships, Putin’s oil is still flowing through the straits of Europe.
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Could Donald Trump end the war in Ukraine this year?
It is best to approach any peace negotiation without high expectations of success.
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The year ahead: Russia is on course to win the war in Ukraine
How did we get here?
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A new government won’t fix France’s political crisis
The country’s malaise is grinding, long-term and has few exit routes.
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How will the Ukraine war end?
“Peace with honour” is unlikely to be an option for President Zelensky.
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