Charlemagne

Our columnist provides incisive commentary and analysis on European politics, policies, and societal issues


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Europe could become Trump’s geopolitical roadkill

A second dose of MAGA will put the EU in a pickle

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How the wolf went from folktale villain to culture-war scapegoat

The startling return of wolves in Europe raises hackles

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A banking raid in Europe kicks up an unseemly nationalist defence

Der Italian banking job goes down badly in Germany

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Europe is bidding a steady farewell to passport-free travel

Germany is the latest Schengen country to reintroduce border checks

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Nice ideas, Mr Draghi—now who will pay for them?

From “whatever it takes” to “whatever the cost”

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Europe must beware the temptations of technocracy

Experts are increasingly crowding out flailing politicians

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Europe’s lefties bash migrants (nearly) as well as the hard right

Xenophobia is crossing the political spectrum

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What Europe’s comeback politicians can teach American voters

A second shot at power can mean too much of the same

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The great cover-up: Europe is losing its penchant for public nudity

A columnist bares all in pursuit of the naked truth

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To understand the perils of AI, look to a Czech novel—from 1936

“War with the Newts” offers a satirical allegory of life under the spell of machines 

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J.D. Vance, an honorary Frenchman, sends Europe into panic mode

Millennial, MAGA champion, hillbilly…Gaullist

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Viktor Orban solidifies his credentials as the EU’s pantomime villain

The Hungarian prime minister’s “peace mission” to Russia has peeved Europeans 

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Europe faces a new age of shrunken French influence

Sharing power will weaken the federalist president’s sway in Brussels

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Europe today is a case of lots of presidents yet nobody leading

Your cut-out-and-keep guide to people who no longer matter in the EU

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