The two regional bodies are teaming up to counter cybersecurity threats, but it’s no simple task.

For all the talk of China, the Russia factor is still a huge challenge for the Biden administration.

If a no-deal option with the EU is so enviable, why is Australia cutting a deal right now?

Germany and the Netherlands have new strategies for the Indo-Pacific, and maybe the beginnings of a common EU stance.

Geography, reality and personality collide to undercut the British Prime Minister’s fantasy.

Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway.

Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity.

A “historic” agreement has buoyed markets and marks a further, albeit temporary, step towards European federalism.

A nationalist bent at home and provocations abroad have frayed ties with Europe, and maybe soon the US, too.

The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it.

Beijing’s charm offensive in response to coronavirus hasn’t moved the key capitals on the continent.

The far right is peddling a falsehood people better serve themselves. Together, the EU can show just how wrong this is.

Yes, by coronavirus, but also by fighting in Syria and Libya. Can the EU react adequately? What will Brexit Britain do?

Boris Johnson swerves from “no deal” to “deal”, while a not-so-anonymous source steers the headlines in his favour.

The clock is ticking, and a theatrical Boris Johnson is putting on a show of being prepared to go to the brink.

In Australia – and in a world in thrall to populists – political and business elites need to talk to each other.

The UK has made a premature break with what should be a collective response to a crisis in Europe’s near-abroad.

The far-right gained out of the political cacophony of European elections, but any “exit” sentiment has evaporated.

Her great failure was to concede the withdrawal agreement flaws instead of championing it as a negotiating triumph.

For all the talk, the Brexit debate has barely moved beyond how to get out of the EU, let alone tackle the big issues.

Britain has pinned hopes on former colonies before, with overstated consequences then, leaving lingering doubts now.

Catchy, no, but the slogan “British fish for British people” is a symbol of a battle Britons fight within themselves.

The spectacle may be unedifying and cost of failure terrifying, but parliamentary democracy is still alive and kicking.

<p>A compelling political thriller, dabbling in both sides of the Brexit divide, if ultimately settling on Remain.</p>

The potential appeal of Ireland post-Brexit has seen business headquarters leave London and passport applications surge.

Reactions provoked by the mooted deal provide analysts with rich insight into some of the forces now at play in Europe.

In a break from the past, Sinn Fein should take up its long empty seats in Westminster and offer a key to negotiations.

<p>As Theresa May fights to survive a bid to break with Europe, two Lowy Institute podcasts assess the consequences.</p>

This month's election in Bavaria is yet another sign of Europe in disarray.

The US decision to re-impose nuclear sanctions on Iran has significant implications for European businesses.

Untangling the abbreviations is always a challenge, but a gradual shift is evident in the quest for common security.

Emmanuel Macron’s visit to New Caledonia affirmed the territory as the jewel of French possessions.

A trans-Arctic sea cable would afford the Kremlin a significant opportunity to demonstrate its role in developing the Arctic commons.

The coming days and weeks will be a period of great uncertainty in Berlin and, by extension, Europe.

Macron’s credibility as a voice for Europe is high and demands recognition by world leaders, including Xi Jinping.

As German leaders mull new elections or minority government, French President Emmanuel Macron waits impatiently.

Macron's strategy of presenting France as a bridge between the US and Iran faces hurdles.

The EU was built to prevent what destroyed the continent twice in the first half of the 20th century and kept half of it prisoner until 1990.

For Merkel, this was a hollow victory. The results will prompt introspection among the old parties.

Terminating the talks completely would be an enormous betrayal of the many pro-European Turks who have placed great hope in the EU to curb abuses in Turkey.

When it comes to Germany and Russia, pragmatic economic interests run up against a philosophical commitment to human rights and a liberal European order, and adherence to the positions of NATO and the EU.

Poland's politics seems to have come full circle, with ever lower levels of incivility and cleavages cutting ever deeper across society.

France's President Emmanuel Macron is striking a pragmatic and self-confident tone in the country's foreign policy.

In three European cities, we've witnessed a variety of reactions to a US president unlike any the world has seen before.

‘Whoever is uprooted themselves,’ wrote Simone Weil, ‘uproots others.’ France will not be a happier country five years from now if the only legacy of a Macron presidency is further uprooting.

Sturgeon has sought a second poll for Scotland, and the idea of Ireland reuniting has been raised again – but none of this is quite as it seems.

Turkey's president Recep Erdogan wants to position the EU as the new (imagined) enemy of the nation

Three major recent developments appear to indicate that the EU, at long last, is on the up again.

The EU should use the tools at its disposal to find short-term fixes to the crisis; a Turkey-style deal is clearly not that.

While international attention is focused on elections, more substantive change is likely to happen in European security policy.