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Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us

Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

From Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop

An EU export ban on Dutch tech giant ASML’s machines could force the pause we all need, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

It used to be our imperfect bodies that made us insecure. With AI, it’s our minds as well

For most of modern history, technology sought to imitate humans. Humans increasingly seek to imitate technology, says Guardian Europe writer Joseph de Weck

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

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The flag culture wars have come to an unlikely place: progressive Iceland

Ahead of the Nordic nation’s EU referendum, the Icelandic flag has been co-opted by the far right, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

How to feel optimistic in the face of crisis? Ask the kids fighting slug-like aliens

The Animorphs books taught my generation about digging deep in the face of an existential threat. We need that spirit now more than ever, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Germany’s leaders say the Berlin Pride attack targeted ‘all of us’. What utter hypocrisy

The queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in public, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

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Forget being French president; Marine Le Pen is lucky not to be in prison. Why is she in public life at all?

The far right leader’s career is not the issue: it’s whether a politician with her record has a legitimate right to seek office, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

Do you really need to speak German to take a cooling dip? This row in Halle raises all manner of red flags

A pool manager invoked safety to bar non-German speakers during the heatwave. With the far right soaring, the move is making everyone less safe, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27

Stubborn, arrogant, a genius: France’s De Gaulle epic shows up the tepidity of our politics

The man who led Free France during Nazi occupation was single-minded to the point of obstinacy. But he believed in his own power to make history, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Even in this age of global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law

Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20

Is Switzerland tired of prosperity? I can think of no other reason for our next foolish referendum

Capping the population at 10 million is a far-right fantasy. It would dismantle the openness that has made the country rich, says Guardian Europe contributor Joseph de Weck

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

Angela Merkel won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war

In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their back, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · May 25

French stars are rightly worried by billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Here’s how to rein him in

The conservative tycoon’s grip on media and cinema is unhealthy. An EU fund could protect democracy in perpetuity says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · May 23

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The Guardian - UK · May 22

In France, pro-Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised

The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is not, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK · May 6

Trump and his oil-and-coal oligarchy should face sanctions for their war on the environment

Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

Europe is in a profound state of crisis. Luckily, we know what to do

We assembled a group of the continent’s leading thinkers to assess the threats: their warnings are stark, but the remedy is within reach, say Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci and author Anu Bradford

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand

We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalism, says Alexander Hurst, who writes for Guardian Europe from Paris

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

Iran is a turning point for Europe’s liberation – from Donald Trump

The US president’s cry-wolf threats are losing their effect while European leaders are, at last, shifting from sycophancy to opposition, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

A new generation of politicians of colour is emerging in France. The backlash speaks volumes

Local elections have led to a surge of racism in a country that still struggles to see itself as anything other than white, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1

Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split

Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes’s allegations – technology offers perpetrators both tools and cover, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16

Europe’s reaction to Trump’s war on Iran is a disaster – for Europe itself

Prevarication on the war’s legality stands in sharp contrast to the outcry from France and Germany when Bush invaded Iraq, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar

First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a new Maga trap, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4

On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care

Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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