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Bertrand Benoit

ARTICLES BY BERTRAND BENOIT

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

After Far-Right Triumph, Merz Faces Narrow Path to Save His Government

4 min read . 07 Sept 2026

US President Donald Trump raises a fist as he departs after delivering a speech (AFP)

These German politicians agree with Trump: it’s time for U.S. troops to get out

5 min read . 25 May 2026

A flea market in Paris. The French are suffering from rising taxes and record debt.

Europeans are fed up and taking it out on their leaders

6 min read . 09 May 2026

U.S. soldiers participated in an exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday. (Photo by ARMIN WEIGEL / AFP) (AFP)

Trump’s threat to pull troops from Germany risks eroding US power projection

5 min read . 01 May 2026

European countries are planning a coalition to facilitate shipping through the Strait of Hormuz post-conflict, excluding the U.S. (REUTERS)

Europe drafts postwar plan to free up Hormuz without US

6 min read . 15 Apr 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has sharply criticized the U.S. attack on Iran.

Some European leaders are now openly challenging Trump over Iran

5 min read . 05 Mar 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is shown the way by China's Premier Li Qiang. Merz touched down in China on February 25, beginning his inaugural visit to his country's largest trade partner and a high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles. (Photo: POOL/AFP)

Germany shows how difficult it is to rewire relations with China

4 min read . 25 Feb 2026

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. (AFP)

Alarm over Trump’s Greenland threat gives way to uncertainty around future deal

3 min read . 22 Jan 2026

Danish soldiers walk across the frozen tarmac after arriving at Nuuk airport, Greenland, on January 19, 2026. The Danish Defense will continue the increased presence with exercise activities together with a number of NATO allies in and around Greenland in 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Greenland rift makes NATO vulnerable to Russia, says senior German general

3 min read . 20 Jan 2026

While U.S. officials insist they aren’t unduly pressuring Ukraine, the Trump administration wants a deal done by year-end, if possible. (AFP)

US offers Ukraine security guarantee in bid to break peace-talks deadlock

4 min read . 16 Dec 2025

If it weren’t for the Europeans, a French official said earlier in the day, Putin and Trump would have reached an agreement a long time ago. (AFP)

Trump’s push to end the Ukraine war is sowing fresh fear about NATO’s future

7 min read . 02 Dec 2025

A German soldier using a drone jammer during a recent exercise in Hamburg. (EPA/Shutterstock)

Drone threats ignite burst of counterdrone wizardry

6 min read . 19 Oct 2025

A slogan is written on the street during a protest in front of a Tesla store in Berlin, Germany. (File Photo: Reuters)

Big brands play down their Americanness abroad

5 min read . 13 Sept 2025

A steel plant in Remscheid, in western Germany. Photo: thilo schmuelgen/Reuters

The EU’s trade truce with the US is in danger of unravelling

5 min read . 07 Sept 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Trump in Scotland this summer.

Meet the woman Trump calls Europe’s most powerful leader

6 min read . 03 Sept 2025

An election campaign placard of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) party. On 14 September 2025, local elections will be held in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous federal state. The election is expected to see gains for the AfD, a party with extreme right-wing elements in some parts. (Photo: AFP)

Populist right wing parties lead polls in Europe’s biggest economies

6 min read . 31 Aug 2025

European leaders, however, are contending with the inconvenient fact that many voters are opposed to any deployment that places troops in harm’s way. (AFP)

Trump wants European troops in Ukraine. Europe’s voters aren’t convinced.

5 min read . 27 Aug 2025

Friedrich Merz in Neubrandenburg Photo: Marzena Skubatz for WSJ

Can Germany’s Merz revive the economy? Voters are running out of patience

5 min read . 22 Aug 2025

More than $5 billion of goods and services moves between the two economies every day, according to EU data. (AFP)

Europe prepares for a US trade fight

5 min read . 21 Jul 2025

The DHL hub in Leipzig, Germany, was the target of an attack last year. Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News

Germany foils alleged Russian plot to mail incendiary devices

2 min read . 14 May 2025