Europe | Poland
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Mazowiecki left an indelible mark on Polish history in the revolutionary period that surrounded the demise of communism

Europe needs to spend more on defence, not just pretend to
There’s no such thing as a free tank

The Bundestag approves the biggest fiscal expansion in post-war history
Germany decides defence and infrastructure are worth borrowing for

Europe’s armsmakers have ramped up capacity
Now they need governments to place bigger orders
Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him
Turkey’s president fears to run against Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor
Putin woos Trump with a partial ceasefire and big geopolitical deal
Russia wants to talk to America over the heads of Ukraine and other European countries