Showing unusual flexibility but keeping its red lines, Brussels agreed to a quick Brexit deal with Boris Johnson, and hopes he can pass it at home.
Author: STEVEN ERLANGER
Ukraine? Impeachment? Trump Can Survive It All, Foreign Analysts Say
The notion of this president demanding political favors from fellow leaders is such familiar behavior it fails to elicit much shock.
Romania Pushes to Be Treated as a Fully Fledged E.U. Member
More than 12 years after joining the bloc, the country’s leaders say it has made progress against corruption and deserves expanded rights for travel and trade.
Can an Outspoken Spaniard Give Europe One Voice in the World?
Josep Borrell Fontelles has been selected to become the European Union’s next foreign policy chief. Among his credentials is a taste for bluntness.
Are We Headed for Another Expensive Nuclear Arms Race? Could Be.
With the I.N.F. treaty gone, doubts about the New START accord and talk of American missile deployments in Asia, a new arms race seems inevitable.
End of Missile Treaty Leaves a Major Vacuum in NATO Defense
NATO supports Washington in blaming Russia for the end of the ban on land-based intermediate-range missiles, but the alliance has no easy response.
Wary of Trump’s Hard Line on Iran, Europeans Decline to Join Escorts in Gulf
The Europeans see risks of escalation in the conflict with Tehran, and they want to distance themselves from the U.S. policy of “maximum pressure.”
Iran Links British Seizure of Oil Tanker to Ailing Nuclear Deal
Iran is trying to increase the pressure on European nations to make good on the promised financial benefits of the nuclear agreement.
U.S. Accuses Iran of ‘Nuclear Extortion’ and Vows More Sanctions
Maneuvering over the nuclear deal was punctuated by U.S. accusations of Iran extortion, French attempts to start talks and Trump’s vow of more sanctions.
Europeans Race to Establish Trade With Iran
With Tehran threatening to breach limits set in the nuclear deal, Europeans are scrambling to restore some of the economic benefits Iran was promised.