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World View: The loss of his majority leaves the French president facing the prospect of five years of gridlock
Under the Conservatives, the two neighbours’ economies and political cultures are diverging in lasting ways
If Ukrainian refugees stay in their new homes, the effect of this new diaspora will be profound for Europe and for Ukraine itself
Not knowing where his botched war on Ukraine goes next might force Putin to just dig in and wait
Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise
World View: West overestimated leader’s global clout – and maybe also his domestic muscle
Soon the West will have to consider how the Russian president can be offered an off-ramp
World View: Europe’s major powers are bystanders in what is a straight fight between the US and Russia
The threat of conflict has been enough to unsettle neighbours and win concessions
Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies
French president’s swipe at the unvaccinated exposes divisions to his right
The president’s path has been cleared to lead for life, but he faces problems domestically
Sacking of Irishwoman Emma Reilly highlights long-standing dilemma
Whereas Brussels once denounced states for building fences, it now helps police them
World View: A scarcity of affordable housing and secure jobs has torn the social contract