To save NATO, destroy it

MADRID — From the sounds of it, the transatlantic alliance has never been stronger.  At the close of what leaders across the West billed as a “historic” summit on Thursday, which included dinners in the Spanish capital’s sumptuous royal palace and the spectacular Prado museum, superlatives were flying fast and furious.  Calling the summit “transformative” […]

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The priorities of the Czech Presidency

Leaders of the European Union decided by unanimity to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidacy status ahead of the Czech EU presidency. Marking a pivotal step for the two countries’ journey towards closer ties with the EU, what is next on the agenda for the Czech Republic’s role as EU crisis responder? Just few days […]

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Trump is in trouble and he knows it

At first blush, the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe v. Wade doesn’t have much to do with the startling revelations produced by the Jan. 6 select committee. Thanks, then, to Donald Trump for helping us get quickly to second blush: The ex-president himself seems to understand that the two are linked in a profound way, going […]

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Supreme Court handcuffs Biden’s climate efforts

The Supreme Court delivered a major setback to President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate change goals on Thursday, ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to curb planet-warming pollution from power plants. The 6-3 ruling erects a significant obstacle to Biden’s hopes of addressing global warming through executive branch action — barely six […]

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