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The mixed messages by President Trump and his administration about how long the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran will last have unnerved allies and shaken European markets. Two weeks into the conflict, EU capitals are asking when it will end and how they can influence what comes nex ...  عرض المزيد

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Europe to find a way around Hungary. In an interview with POLITICO’s Gordon Repinski, Zelenskyy called on EU leaders to come up with a “Plan B” to secure Ukraine’s long-term funding — and to work around what he described as the “b ...  عرض المزيد

Pre-Order the next issue of Too Long: https://toolong.news/In today’s episode, Keir Starmer says the UK is prepared to send peacekeepers to enforce a Ukraine peace deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Middle East, and Germany’s political leaders focus their fire on t ...  عرض المزيد

After 14 years of Conservative government in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party is back. Dissatisfaction with economic and tax policies, various political scandals, and a growing distrust in the Conservative leadership have all contributed to a Labour majority in the UK parl ...

In the recent European elections, the far right won unprecedented gains. From the success of the AfD in Germany, to Le Pen’s National Rally in France, the elections saw nationalist and eurosceptic parties sweep up nearly a quarter of the seats in the European parliament. In the U ...  عرض المزيد

This week European leaders have lined up to charm Donald Trump. But the broad smiles belie a bigger fear: what would it mean for the continent’s security if America forsakes its <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2025/02/25/can-europe-confront-vladimir-putins-rus ...