Anne Applebaum's Blog, page 23

The specter of Trump in Munich

Western leaders preached unity while the American president slammed Europe.

Why Flynn was undone by a phone call

The call may not be a smoking gun on a quid pro quo with Russia, but it sure looks like it could be.

‘What happens to us?’ Why Sweden is so worried about the Trump administration.

Stephen Bannon concerns Swedes most of all.

If May embraces Trump, her ‘global Britain’ is doomed

She said she hopes to ‘lead, together, again.’ In which direction?

Trump’s dark promise to return to a mythical past

In his inaugural speech, the president made a powerful, but impossible, promise to turn back the clock in America.

Stop obsessing over ‘secrets’ about Trump and Russia. What we already know is bad enough.

The already-public information about Trump’s relationship with Russia on its own is “kompromat.”

An existential moment for the Euro-American alliance

Trump has made clear that he no longer wants to promote and protect democratic institutions around the world.

Illiberal democracy comes to Poland

Hope it doesn’t come to your country next.

I was a victim of a Russian smear campaign. I understand the power of fake news.

It was eye-opening to watch the stories move through the country’s well-oiled system.

Russia’s next election operation: Germany

In Europe right now, there is one prediction that everyone is happy to make.