Editorials

It's now official! The publication of the US Security Strategy on 5 December confirms what was already apparent: the President of the United States considers Europe to be in decline and intends to reverse its policies by promoting nationalist opposition in the Member States. For him, the current...

Our military leaders are constantly alerting us to the risks of war, provoking incredulity, outrage or indifference. Are Europeans wrong to be so complacent about the dangers that are looming over them? Too accustomed to the comforts of peace and prosperity now being undermined by powerful...

Europeans like rules. They rightly believe that the law, which is equal for all, is necessary for life in society. Our various codes are constantly expanding. Our nations are constantly legislating, and the second level of democracy that we have organised with the European Union finds expression in...

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, more commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights, has just celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. Concluded in the aftermath of the Second World War to prevent the return of totalitarianism, xenophobia,...