Europe
Europe Puts Its Chips Down
A forthcoming EU plan to subsidize semiconductor production may be more bark than bite.
Vladimir Putin’s Meddling in the Balkans
Russia’s ‘hybrid occupation’ of Serbia threatens to derail its peace plan with Kosovo.
How Corporate Greed Helped Save Europe
When war broke out, countries were able to wean themselves from Russian energy.
Another Humanitarian Crisis Is Brewing in Europe
A blockade cutting off a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan may restart a simmering conflict.
America Cannot Afford to Ignore the Western Balkans
The war on terror shifted U.S. focus away from the region. Adversaries have noticed.
Calling Putin’s Black Sea Bluff
Why did Russia’s president back down on his threat to resume blockading Ukrainian grain exports? A Dispatch Explainer.
Will the European Union Admit Ukraine?
On the process and probability of the EU granting Zelensky’s request.