Europe
Return to the rule of law
Donald Tusk must undo years of populist subversion in Poland
The prime minister has a tough job restoring democracy and judicial independence
Gangsters of glasnost
The crime drama Russia and Ukraine want to ban
A show featuring young gangsters in the late Soviet era is too big a hit
The West’s war fatigue
Volodymyr Zelensky tries to shake Congress out of paralysis
The Ukraine president’s last-ditch plea for aid
Return to sanity
Turkey’s economy has improved, but its foreign policy is still messy
President Erdogan’s post-election turnaround only goes so far
AI in the sky
Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation
The world’s first AI regulation is a bit of a mixed bag
Prospects of hope
A mining project revives a dying Bosnian town
A country paralysed by ethnic divisions gets a big investment
Charlemagne
In Europe, green policies rule while green politicians struggle
Reshaping the continent’s economy is easier than winning votes
Poking the bear
Armenia is turning against its erstwhile guardian, Russia
The Western-leaning prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has few good options
The southern exception
Southern Europe’s employment boom is not strong enough
Structural problems keep unemployment in Europe’s sun belt too high
War child
“Grief camps” help Ukrainian children face the loss of parents
Vladimir Putin’s war has created a generation of orphans
Patrolling Baltic airspace
French fighter jets join the Baltic mission
How to intercept Russian aircraft approaching NATO airspace
Stop killing women
Outrage against femicide is spreading in Italy
A well-aired case of murder is challenging patriarchal attitudes