Trump will get what he wants in Iran by negotiation or by force
We seem finally to have reached the dénouement in the long, extremely one-sided, and comparatively bloodless war the United States and Israel have conducted with…
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Poland makes formal approach for permanent US military base
It remains unclear whether the troops would replace the cancelled deployment or amount to a broader increase in the American military presence.
US and Iran reach tentative ceasefire deal as Europe eyes the Strait of Hormuz
The emerging memorandum of understanding would pause the fighting while both sides negotiate over Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief and regional security.
Greenland now: US control or not?
In the global competition for natural resources, the United States is still seeking to increase its influence in Greenland.
Greenlanders rally against Trump bid to control Arctic island
"Greenland belongs to us. It's our country. It doesn't belong to Denmark or the United States. We are a people and we live here".
British hypocrisy and envy towards US are alive and well
A piece in the London Spectator of May 2 by Rod Liddle is a reminder of the imperishable spiteful envy towards America that still disturbs the minds of many of the…
Greenland tells US envoy the island is not for sale
"We have reiterated that the people of Greenland are not for sale and that our right to self-determination is not negotiable".
US Secretary of State Rubio meets Italy PM Meloni amid tensions in relations
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome during a closely watched visit to Italy. The trip.
German President says US troop presence in Germany serves Washington’s own interest
Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed his confidence that the United States will maintain its troop presence on German soil.
An empire that cannot speak its name
There is a parlour game popular among European commentators that consists of arguing whether the United States is doomed.
Crises can arise anywhere, but Russia today in no position to threaten Western Europe as a whole
The problems of the Western Alliance have not been caused by oversensitive hurt feelings and are not an appropriate subject for the kind of name-calling that has…
Tusk rules out seeking relocation of US troops from Germany to Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that the plan to withdraw American troops from Germany, is a “delicate matter” and said he does not want to “poach”…
Tusk says NATO is ‘disintegrating’ after US troop pullout from Germany
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has reacted to the US decision to withdraw at least 5,000 troops from Germany by warning that “the greatest threat is the ongoing…
The most overwhelmingly one-sided war victory, by America alone
As this piece is written on Tuesday afternoon, the Iran war continues to be unprecedented in a number of respects.
‘We no longer have the same relationship’: Trump targets Meloni again as US-Italy rift deepens
Tensions between Washington and Rome continue to escalate, as US President Donald Trump once again launched an attack on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
US outrage at Polish parliament Speaker calling Trump ‘irrational leader of chaos’
Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the Speaker of Poland’s parliament and leader of the Left Party, a coalition partner of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has called US…
Iran will yield or be beaten into submission
As this is written we are awaiting confirmation that the United States and Israel will escalate their attacks on Iran which has continued to respond frivolously…
Is the all-mighty West running out of ammunition? Spoiler alert: Yes, it is
As we enter the second month of the conflict with Iran, it is not heated statements that will decide the war, but cold inventory reports.
‘There is no NATO without the US,’ says Polish defence minister
Poland’s defence minister has warned that there is “no NATO without the US” following comments from US President Donald Trump suggesting that Washington may…
‘The US can’t go it alone.’ Yes, it can
Just before the start of the Second Gulf War in 2003, British Prime Minister Tony Blair approached me as a Conservative member of the House of Lords and asked for…
AfD leader demands the US withdraw troops from Germany
Tino Chrupalla, federal co-chairman of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), demanded US troops stationed in Germany leave the country.
No French, hardly any Italians: Signs of cooling between European Right and US
A strategic gap between some European right‑wing parties and the US administration has emerged in recent months following recent US foreign policy decisions, particularly…
Trump’s choice: Go big or go home
As the ramifications of the joint US-Israeli assault on Iran continue to spread, and as the war is already diverging from what clearly seems to have been the attackers’…
No more Obama-Biden timidity, it is time for America to assert itself again
It’s commonly said that generals always fight the last war.
Trump suggests Starmer is ‘pandering to Muslims’ after refusal to back US strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump has suggested that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is "pandering" to Muslim voters by declining to support US military strikes against Iran,…
Latest developments after US, Israeli strikes kill Iran’s Khamenei
Iranian state television confirmed the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and launched a fresh wave of attacks on Sunday as Israel hit back at the…
China, US and Russia urge their nationals to leave Iran and Israel
China has urged its citizens to leave Iran "as soon as possible" and to avoid all travel to the country after repeated threats of US military strikes against Tehran.
Poland can’t be a ‘sucker’ in its relations with the US, says Sikorski
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has lamented that, in his opinion, relations between the US and Europe have deteriorated.
US diplomatic decline and the lost European mind
Donald Trump and his administration have a problem: As I have outlined elsewhere, I think that the United States is pursuing a strategic foreign policy – often…
Losing faith: Poles’ trust in alliance with US evaporating, survey shows
Most Poles no longer trust the US as a reliable ally, according to the latest poll.