What John Swinney gets right about Scottish independence
Like Sinn Fein in Ireland, the SNP are pushing nationalism down the agenda.
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Why is Boris Johnson so scared of Emmanuel Macron?
Brexiteers cannot get a lurid fantasy version of the French president out of their heads.
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Will we ever be free of Brexit?
Fifty years after the first referendum, our relationship with Europe has twisted as much as it has changed.
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Europe’s feeble shift on Gaza
A lack of consensus on Israel has paralysed the EU.
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Can Labour take the credit for falling energy bills?
The EU can’t save us from high energy costs.
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The brain behind Labour’s EU deal
With his talk of “ruthless pragmatism”, is Nick Thomas-Symonds the heir to Harold Wilson?
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Why Kemi Badenoch’s Brexit attacks won’t work
The Conservatives are still haunted by their past failures on Europe.
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The EU-UK reset exposes the limits of a “geopolitical Europe”
The common understanding agreement is as aspirational as it is skeletal.
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Labour’s Europe deal is a trap for Brexiteers
The government believes its opponents are on the wrong side of voters and business.
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The EU is not what you think it is
Remainer fantasies still have too much sway over the Labour Party.
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The magical thinking behind European unity
The far right will always be an impediment to strategic autonomy.
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The EU is becoming an engine of war
Building the union was never a “peace project”. But European hard power is now its leaders’ greatest priority.
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Breaking the silence on Brexit
Keir Starmer is right to pursue a “reset” with the EU. But he risks pleasing no one.
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The tide is starting to turn against Brexit
Interventions by Ed Davey and Kemi Badenoch show how the European question has been reopened.
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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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France’s budget turmoil reveals an EU damaged by Brexit
During its membership, the UK exerted a disproportionately strong influence on EU legislation, often in subtle ways.
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Diplomacy in a time of disorder
After the ruin of war, Britain helped build Europe’s institutions. In an unstable world, they are once again vital for…
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Georgia’s future depends on the European Union
Admitting ex-Soviet countries into the bloc is critical to Western security.
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North Korean troops in Russia is a dangerous escalation
The war in Ukraine has reached new global dimensions.
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Moldova’s referendum result is a disaster for the EU
The Union’s failures over Ukraine have damaged its reputation in eastern Europe.
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