Commentary / World Nov 2, 2022
Rishi Sunak must detoxify Brexit to save himself
by Therese Raphael
A thaw in U.K.-EU relations is the U.K. prime minister’s best hope of political survival.
National Oct 21, 2022
Foreign minister declines to clarify Japan's position on Iran drone allegations
Japan's top envoy said the nation will closely monitor developments and urge Iran to "play a constructive role for peace and stability" amid the war in Ukraine.
World Oct 19, 2022
In the Netherlands, balancing energy security against climate concerns
by Stanley Reed and Clifford Krauss
A central location and web of gas pipelines are helping boost gas imports in the country even as it tries to stick to its clean energy goals.
World Oct 18, 2022
Renewables have saved EU $11 billion in gas imports since Ukraine war
by Laura Millan Lombrana
Clean power covered 24% of the EU’s energy needs between March and September this year, the highest ever for this six-month period.
World / Politics Oct 17, 2022
The pitfalls of Brexit are no longer taboo in U.K. politics
by Joe Mayes
Brexit has caused six years of "damage,” "policy confusion” and "ineptitude,” a columnist for the traditionally Brexit-backing Telegraph newspaper wrote this weekend.
Business | ANALYSIS Oct 5, 2022
China seeks to address FDI concerns as foreign investors look for alternatives
by Gabriel Dominguez
Leaders have pledged to improve supply chains and address concerns such as intellectual property and market access.
Business Oct 2, 2022
‘Naked fear’: A pipeline attack fans anxiety in a German village — and beyond
by Katrin Bennhold
The pipelines have come to embody Europe’s dependence on Russian gas — and the continent’s frenzied and painful effort to wean itself off it.
Business | ANALYSIS Oct 1, 2022
Exposed Europe steps up energy defenses after Nord Stream 'sabotage'
by Nina Chestney
Europe's energy crisis, sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has escalated from a problem of ensuring supply to a challenge of securing the networks that keep Europe warm.
World Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
by Anton Troianovski and Valerie Hopkins
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism’’ and “satanism.’’
World Sep 29, 2022
Mysterious blasts and gas leaks: What we know about the pipeline breaks in Europe
by Stanley Reed
Explosions had been detected nearby just before leaks occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, and European governments have not yet identified any causes.
Commentary / World Sep 28, 2022
How to boost NATO-EU cooperation
by Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown that Europe can no longer afford to treat quasi-theological arguments over EU and NATO primacy as more important than its own security.