Every new year seems to heighten the impression that History is accelerating, and this may well not be new. The novelty lies in the fact that with every passing year, that impression seems to root itself in firmer ground. This is not just about the Ukraine conflict, which will turn two years old in February, and seems to have trapped the European Union (EU) in a quandary of indecision between scrapping its end-of-history pieties to decisively win the war, or protracting its limited military aid to continue its controlled damage on Russia, at the risk of eternalizing the quagmire. History is accelerating in the Middle East too, where Israel’s offensive against a genocidal terrorist group risks turning the accusation of genocide against it, while the threat of regional escalation has become palpable in Yemen, where the Iranian-backed Houthis threaten to disrupt sea trade. To welcome 2024, this week we take one of our deep dives into the stories that we believe will shape the year’s European news cycle, such as the EU parliamentary race in June and the attendant rise of the national-populist right, elections in other latitudes, and how Europe will tackle the normalization of global conflict.
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105. Collisions: Origins of the Russo-Ukrainian War, with Michael C. Kimmage
104. Regulating AI, with Ian Bremmer & Anu Bradford
103. America First, Europe Alone? with Shashank Joshi & Bruno Tertrais
102. Woke America, Anti-Woke Europe? with Yascha Mounk & Pierre Valentin
101. Munich Recap: Trump's NATO Remarks & Europe's Role in Israel—Decency Deep Dive
100. Franco-German Russian Illusions, with Sylvie Kauffmann & Guy Chazan
99. The Left-Right Divide: A Eulogy? with Rob Ford & François Hublet
97. Geert Wilders and the Rise of Platinum Populism, with Caroline de Gruyter & Ewald Engelen
96. The Strange Death of Spain, with William Chislett & Michael Reid
95. The New Poland, with Marek Matraszek & David Engels
94. The Americanization of Race, with Tomiwa Owolade & Remi Adekoya
93. The Spanish Right's Coalitional Conundrum, the EU's Looming Migration Crisis & Ukraine's Counteroffensive—Decency Deep Dive
92. Who Are Today's Europeans? with Ben Judah
91. Erdoğan's Odds-Defying Presidential Win, with Birol Baskan & Judd King
90. Zelensky's World Tour, Sunak's Comeback & Mitsotakis' Winning Formula—Decency Deep Dive
89. Charles III: Last King of Britain? with Peter Riddell
88. The Rise (and Fall?) of Erdogan, with Ryan Gingeras & Birol Baskan
87. Macron in China, Meloni Magic—Decency Deep Dive [BONUS]
86. The Ghost of Franco & Spain's Memory Wars, with Michael Reid & Nigel Townson
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