Europe
Not wholly in power
Pedro Sánchez clings to office at a cost to Spain’s democracy
His opponents accuse him of subverting the constitution
In the Wildersness
The Netherlands’ new hard-right government is a mess
Conflicts over asylum, farms and the constitution could bring it down
Sexual violence
A harrowing rape trial in France has revived debate about consent
Anything less than yes is no
Charlemagne
How the wolf went from folktale villain to culture-war scapegoat
The startling return of wolves in Europe raises hackles
Austria’s election
Why the hard-right Herbert Kickl is unlikely to be Austria’s next chancellor
In spite of his strong win
Building Fortress Austria
Austria’s xenophobic right edges towards victory
The Freedom Party is favoured to win the election on September 29th
A worrying turn
Turkey wants the EU to regulate the döner kebab
Germans’ version would not qualify, and they are steaming
Charlemagne
A banking raid in Europe kicks up an unseemly nationalist defence
Der Italian banking job goes down badly in Germany
Giant steppes
Turkey and Central Asia are riding together again
The Organisation of Turkic States is a counterweight to Russia
OK boomer
American long-range missiles are coming back to Europe
The German deployment is part of a resurgence of deep-strike weapons
French evolution
France’s new coalition yanks the country a step to the right
Can the prime minister, Michel Barnier, bring stability?