Dispatch: As Covid-19 cases surge, is Germany heading for another lockdown?
Another lockdown, whether for the unvaccinated or for the country as a whole, would be immensely unpopular.
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Dispatch: Poland is no longer a democracy, claim rule of law activists
The independence of the judiciary has been so undermined that Poland is no longer a constitutional democracy, say activists.
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Russia’s Covid death toll is even worse than it appears
The Russian authorities and the wider public are in denial about the severity of the pandemic.
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In Bosnia, fears of state collapse and the return of violence
As Bosnian Serbs threaten to leave the multi-ethnic state, a leaked report to the UN sounds the alarm.
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France and the UK must renew the Entente Cordiale to save the West
The link between Britain and France binds the Anglosphere to Europe – it must not be allowed to fray.
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The Franco-British chill runs deeper than a letter
Were relations between France and the UK not already so frosty, an ambiguously worded sentence would not have sparked such…
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Vaccine hesitancy in south-eastern Europe stems from the region’s authoritarian past
Distrust of government has deep roots in the region and disastrous consequences during a pandemic.
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Dispatch from Warsaw: Money talks – a reluctant Poland may have to defer to the EU
In Poland’s dispute over the rule of law with the EU, Brussels holds a powerful card.
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