In Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht's populist party, which combines left-wing economic policy, opposition to EU arming of Ukraine, and restrictive immigration policies, got 6% in EU parliament elections -- more than FDP (a party in German govt) or Die Linke. Check out Jen Kirby's

Ukraine’s Summer of Uncertainty splinter.com/ukraines-summe…

"Weeks of sustained Russian bombings have obliterated critical infrastructure & displaced thousands in the [Kharkiv] region. 'The fear that people have has lasted for over 800 days,'" - Project HOPE's program director, Ilya Gabrichidze, in Kharkiv. Jen Kirby for Splinter is on Bluesky

what JD Vance might mean for Europe, Ukraine splinter.com/j-d-vance-and-…

thanks to Kholood Khair for breaking down the complexities of the crisis in Sudan

NEW Splinter is on Bluesky: I spoke with Jen Kirby on what we can expect from a Kamala Harris administration on trade and foreign policy. splinter.com/how-kamala-har…

What's Going on With...Ukraine's Invasion of Russia? splinter.com/whats-going-on…

I really appreciate Jen Kirby's informative overviews of what's going on in the world. Via Splinter is on Bluesky splinter.com/whats-going-on…

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off, Jen Kirby details how Europe can expect continuity from Kamala Harris. ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-can-…

Ahead of Kamala Harris's speech at the DNC tonight, read Jen Kirby on what Europe could expect from her presidency: ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-can-…

Does the U.S. Even Want out of This Middle East War? splinter.com/does-the-u-s-e…

MON at 10 AM w/ Mina Kim 김미나: Jen Kirby and Fred Kaplan join to talk about = how a Harris administration would compare to a Trump administration on foreign policy. ❓How is foreign policy factoring in to your choice for the next president? ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-can-…

Italy’s Plans To Process Migrants in Albania Giorgia Meloni has launched an expensive scheme to detain asylum-seekers in newly built reception centers outside the EU jenkirby reports for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/ital…

Thank you Jen Kirby for inviting me to comment on your article in New Lines Magazine about the Italy-Albania migrant agreement and its legal and policy implications. newlinesmag.com/reportage/ital…

Shocking hypocrisy from Vance - lecturing Europe on democracy when he serves as vice president to a man who attempted a coup in the US

The once-powerful German climate movement has lost momentum amid successive crises. Ahead of snap elections, activists are joining forces with trade unions to link climate action with social justice and push back against the far right. By Jen Kirby greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happened-…

the view from Munich: vanityfair.com/news/story/don…

This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at Institute for the Study of War. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:

A frank and detailed review of the ongoing ceasefire and mineral negotiations between the #U.S., #Russia and #Ukraine in Splinter is on Bluesky by Jen Kirby. splinter.com/what-the-hell-…

Trying to humiliate Zelensky because the administration hasn't got what they want from him on either the resources or peace agreement and they want to blame him for their failure would be typical of Trump.