Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, is President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE) in the European Parliament and the author of Europe’s Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union.
The European Union's credibility already suffers when its leaders hold ambiguous attitudes toward Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trum… read more
Although current polls suggest that Emmanuel Macron will win the French presidential election handily, he has not yet secured his place in the Élysée Palace. Relativism and anti-establishment sentimen… read more
Poland's current government is pushing the country deeper into a constitutional crisis, weakening its democratic institutions, and cracking down on civil society. It's time for the EU to stop hoping t… read more
Upcoming elections in the Netherlands, France, and Germany will be held in what is arguably the most febrile political environment since the EU’s creation. The post-war liberal democratic order is und… read more
The recent behavior of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's government suggests that it is putting US President Donald Trump's political interests before those of the EU and the rest of the world. But now … read more
As Russian President Vladimir Putin made plain during the US election campaign, the Kremlin is no longer playing by the rules that applied even during the darkest days of the Cold War. With voters hea… read more
Donald Trump's presidency will lead to an epic geopolitical shift: For the first time since 1941, Europe cannot rely on the US defense umbrella. Now that the EU is on its own, it must quickly build it… read more
Donald Trump’s threat to politicize the American justice system has received the backlash that it deserves, but his cynicism is unfortunately not unique to the US. The current Law and Justice-led gove… read more
The recent informal EU summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, was supposed to demonstrate solidarity and kick-start the post-Brexit reform process. But instead of displaying unity, the meeting revealed only… read more
