Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made EU enlargement a geopolitical imperative. But internal reforms may be needed before the union can integrate new members. Dimitar Bechev | Visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe Enlargement remains the EU’s flagship foreign policy, but the EU is less and less ready to pursue it. …

The Arab League’s decision to readmit Syria rewards brutality and betrays victims. It also confirms the marginalization of the United States and the irrelevance of Europe in the region. A collection of Arab countries grouped in the Arab League has brought President Bashar al-Assad back into its fold. The twenty-two-member-strong …

Moldova lacks technical and administrative capacity required for EU accession. Brussels needs to do much more to put its European perspective on track. For Moldova, 2022 was the worst of years and the best of years. Russia’s war in Ukraine turned life upside down. The country, often ranked as the …