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A look at the guardrails that experts say Washington and its allies should consider erecting ahead of time.

With newfound steadiness at home, Rome can make its priorities for the West heard, especially the security of the Mediterranean and outreach to Africa.

Test yourself on the week of Jan. 27: The EU agrees to a Ukraine aid package, China Evergrande is ordered to liquidate, and Imran Khan’s…

The breakthrough follows weeks of resistance from Hungary and as the two-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine draws near.

The European Council has decided to open accession talks with Ukraine, even as Hungary blocked a fifty billion euro EU aid package to Kyiv.

Twenty-three European foreign ministers traveled to Kyiv on October 2 in another example of EU support for Ukraine.

The European Commission has just released its European economic security strategy, an ambitious plan to reduce threats from China and others.

In a potential boost for electric vehicles, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday they’ve agreed to open negotiations on the use of European minerals critical in the production of batteries for EVs that are eligible for U.S. tax credits. The two sides agreed to start talks on easing…

President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met Friday to try to complete a plan that the White House hopes will turn the page on a spat between the U.S. and European Union over electric vehicle tax credits.

Ursula von der Leyen's speech focused on energy and strategic decoupling of supply chains, but neglected defense.