Jimmy Carter’s Art of the Deal
How the 39th president pulled off the kind of Mideast peace deal Donald Trump dreams about.
Self-determination
Greenland belongs to Greenlanders, EU’s top diplomat warns
Kaja Kallas used her opening address to the European Parliament to rebuke Donald Trump’s plans to seize the self-ruling Danish territory.
Shootings, debt and political paralysis show Brussels is falling apart
Losing €4 million a day and without a government, Belgium’s capital is in desperate need of leadership.
Prime minister of Denmark to visit Greenland in wake of Vance’s trip
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet with Greenland’s leadership and residents. Vance did not receive an invitation from the government.
JD Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland and calls for self-determination – video
The US vice-president has accused Denmark of under-investing in Greenland’s security. JD Vance, visiting the US military base of Pituffik in north-west Greenland with his wife, Usha, and other senior US officials on Friday, told American troops: ‘Our m…
When the horror stops, the key to peace in Gaza and Ukraine will be how power is shared | Simon Jenkins
Constitution-building offers no headlines – but what it can do, history tells us, is stop hundreds of thousands of people dyingSyria is reportedly sliding back towards civil war, as its various factions demand devolved authority. It is at root the same…
‘Greenland is ours’: PM rebukes Trump pledge to acquire the territory
President Donald Trump said during his joint address to Congress Tuesday night that the U.S. will have Greenland “one way or another.”
US will take Greenland ‘one way or the other,’ Trump says
“We strongly support your right to determine your own future,” Trump tells Greenlanders — before vowing he’ll “try and get” the territory.
Trump’s Still Talking About Buying Greenland. Here’s Where That’s Headed.
Our reporter breaks down what’s really going on in the Arctic.
PMQs: Starmer wins against Badenoch on defense spending before jetting to DC
The Tory leader probed prime minister on increased military funding — but failed to land a decisive blow.
Moroccan authorities expel EU lawmakers trying to enter Western Sahara
Officials “violently” forced MEPs back onto their aircraft after declaring them persona non grata, the would-be visitors said.
Russia: Ukraine has a ‘sovereign right’ to join EU — but not NATO
Moscow “won’t dictate anything” to Kyiv, unless it’s related to military alliances.
New Geo-Political Challenges and the Past and Future of EU-Greenland Relations
Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen
Photo credit: Gordon Leggett, via Wikimedia Commons
*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaard’s forthcoming work, “‘Eurarctic’: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
Kosovo PM Albin Kurti wins election amid tensions with Brussels and Washington
His ruling party fell short of a majority and will need to find a coalition partner if it hopes to continue in power.
‘Abandoning Greenland to Donald Trump’s appetite would be a fatal mistake’
Plans to annex territory under Danish administration risk opening a Pandora’s box of irredentism. The right of people to self-determination and the environmental disaster that would result have been ignored, explains Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.
A single point of failure
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice: ‘Don’t blame us, blame yourself’
Kamala Harris’ campaign is facing deep skepticism from Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom are appalled by President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in the Middle East and remain undecided about whether to back a candidate who supports his policies. With early voting already underway, Arab American voters say they are disappointed […]
Trump calls US election ‘most important day in the history of Israel’
The former president’s remarks came at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Argentina’s eyes light up over Falklands as Britain gives away one overseas territory
Chagos Islands deal sparks interest in Buenos Aires, more than 40 years after war between U.K. and Argentina.
It’s a New Race. Harris’ Acceptance Speech Showed Why.
The vice president sought to dismantle Trump’s caricature of her.
Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech shows why it’s a whole new election race
The vice president sought to dismantle Trump’s caricature of her.
Satire isn’t a defense for antisemitism and hate
If you speak up against racism, Islamophobia, homophobia or misogyny, don’t turn a blind eye now.
An ‘uncommitted’ delegate finds hope in Tim Walz
Asma Mohammed, one of 30 “uncommitted” delegates for the Democratic National Convention, thinks the new ticket needs a cease-fire deal and an arms embargo to win.
Macron triggers tensions with Algeria in supporting Morocco’s Western Sahara plan
The president said Paris’ support for plans for an autonomous region under Moroccan control is “clear and unwavering.”
French support for Rabat’s Western Sahara plan tests EU mediator role in region
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (30 July) that Morocco’s Western Sahara ‘autonomy’ proposal was the only plan able to end a 30-year-long territorial sovereignty dispute, challenging the EU’s historic stance and making it harder for the…
Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Tel Aviv attack
The Israeli attack appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
How to speak EP
Your guide to the jargon that’s everywhere in Brussels.
Macron draws fire on trans rights comments
The French president’s remarks on the left’s proposal to facilitate the legal recognition of gender changes at town halls sparked criticism even within his own ranks.
A ‘Free Russia’ passport could undermine Putin
Welcoming those who want to break with the Russian leader’s regime would mobilize a key community to help Ukraine to victory.
Inside the ill-fitting, occasionally chaotic, decidedly solid Biden-Macron relationship
The two leaders will meet in France, with a number of thorny issues and a potential return of Donald Trump, looming in the air.
What will it take to end the HIV epidemic in Europe?
Governments, civil society and industry share views on the EU mandate we need to achieve the 2030 UNAIDS goals in Europe and beyond.
Austria’s first female chancellor dies at 74
Bierlein has been described as a role model and a “civil servant in the best sense of the word.”
Norway’s PM: Why we recognized the state of Palestine
Only a two-state solution can provide security, prosperity and hope for the people of both Israel and Palestine.
Gaza: The rest of the world sees hypocrisy written into the West’s response
Our human response to the Oct. 7 massacre has shackled us to an Israeli prime minister who’s serving his personal interests and those of the fringe groups in his coalition government.
Macron heads to New Caledonia to tackle crisis on volatile territory
The French president has looked to get security concerns under control, but now needs a political solution to end the crisis.
Nickel, guns and foreign powers: How France’s New Caledonia reached the brink of ‘civil war’
Violent protests have erupted in France’s South Pacific archipelago as decades-old tensions come to a head.
France accuses Azerbaijan of fomenting deadly riots in overseas territory New Caledonia
State of emergency has been declared in the Pacific Ocean archipelago after four people were killed in the worsening violence.
Is there an alternative to the rise of the far right in the EU? [Promoted content]
As the polls for the EU elections foresee a rise of the far-right, EFA proposes another alternative. Instead of continuing with “business as usual” or going backwards to the darkest years of Europe, EFA proposes a step towards the future.