Steve Witkoff flies to Oslo to script a partition for Ukraine
White House envoys gather in Oslo with European allies to draft a peace plan before meeting Vladimir Putin, bypassing Kyiv's leadership entirely.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Trump pushes Ukraine to surrender while Brussels counts the cost
As Washington trades sanctions for diesel and parrots Kremlin lines, Zelenskyy begs Europe for billions, proving once more that the periphery pays when big capitals decide.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
West Bank arrests offer theatre while settler impunity endures
Police detaining ten suspects after violent West Bank raids offers a brief theatrical gesture of accountability while the deep structures of state-backed impunity remain untouched.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
In Tirana, rubber bullets expose the rot of Edi Rama's rule
As students face tear gas and rubber bullets in Tirana, Edi Rama relies on police force to crush protests, proving his government has lost the moral right to govern.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Settler attacks on envoys in Taybeh shatter European illusions
After masked settlers beat European diplomats in Taybeh, Brussels responded with familiar protests, proving that words without economic sanctions are nothing more than an alibi for ongoing annexation.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump calls Ukrainian oil strikes a disgrace
Donald Trump denounced Kyiv for abandoning an energy ceasefire, exposing how domestic fuel prices and midterm politics trump allied survival.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Brussels caps Chinese cars in exchange for empty promises
Brussels reached a deal with Beijing to curb hybrid vehicle exports, but China controls the critical minerals and European industry will pay the price.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Mark Carney hedges against Trump by pivoting Canada to the EU
By Klaus Berger ·
Mark Carney is right to seek a life raft in the European Union
When Donald Trump posts a map on Truth Social showing Canada and Greenland overlaid with the American flag and declares his ambition to make Canada the 51st state, he isn't just trolling.
By Maya Ellison ·
Mark Carney is smartly hedging Canada's risk against Donald Trump
For an actuary’s daughter, the math of Canada’s current predicament is simple, though the politics are loud.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Carney's EU associate bid is a vanity project, not a strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney stood before the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 17 and attempted to perform a feat of geopolitical alchemy.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Carney is right to build a lifeboat with the EU
In the corridors of Strasbourg, where the air always smells faintly of old paper and the desperate hope of a unified continent, the European Union has a habit of treating legal…
By Elena Rossi ·
Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs Over Canada ‘Associate Member’ Offer
There is a particular kind of blindness that afflicts those who mistake a hostage situation for a courtship.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump's tariff-hammer is pushing Canada toward the EU
When Donald Trump describes a diplomatic overture as "laughable" and a strategic partnership as a "hostile act," he isn't engaging in diplomacy; he is issuing a demand for vassalage.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Trump's tariffs are a shakedown of the EU and Canada
The Atlantic has always been a highway for ideas and trade, but lately, it feels more like a tripwire.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Mark Carney trades Canada's sovereignty for an EU illusion
By Grant Colby ·