Territorial integrity is a core tenet of Europe that is at risk from Russian and American imperialism. Brussels has fought back.

EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument is its most powerful trade weapon. It allows Brussels to retaliate against countries that use tariffs or economic pressure to force political or strategic concessions.

For years, European officials have known exactly what reforms are necessary to strengthen the European Union’s economic foundations and enable it to act as a global power. But they have also conceded that political realities within member states and the ...

A renewed push by the Trump administration to settle Russia's war in Ukraine is jolting European governments that are fearful Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms. The flurry of diplomatic engagements has left ...

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak ...

European governments face a defence crunch, caught between Russian aggression and American unreliability. But they are starting to take the threat seriously. In May the European Commission launched safe (Security Action for Europe), a €150bn ($174bn ...

I cruised into the little town of Clifden at a stout 125 kilometers per hour on a narrow two-lane road just as Storm Bram was ravaging Ireland’s Atlantic coast. On the radio, “Hells Bells” by AC/DC sounded my arrival. I had just passed through the ...

The European Union is planning a “drone wall,” a defense system along its eastern border intended to counter Russian unmanned aircraft. Although few details have been released surrounding the efforts, EU officials are moving quickly to avoid an ...