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Bertrand Benoit

ARTICLES BY BERTRAND BENOIT

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

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel. (File Photo: Reuters)

In Europe, the center-right is losing its battle against populism

6 min read . 09 May 2025

Friedrich Merz says his government will make itself heard in Europe and in the world. (REUTERS)

Can Germany’s new chancellor restore its leadership role in Europe?

5 min read . 06 May 2025

Spying charges against a Chinese-born German national come amid signs of a thaw between Beijing and the European Union. Photo: John McDougall/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

German spy indictment punctures attempted China-Europe thaw

3 min read . 30 Apr 2025

Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force in Europe. Photo: Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images

One corner of Europe feels sharp chill in trans-Atlantic ties

6 min read . 11 Apr 2025

President Trump said he would pause most of his higher tariffs for 90 days. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt (REUTERS)

After Tariff climbdown, world asks: Is it method or madness?

6 min read . 10 Apr 2025

VAT is levied on the value added at every step of a good’s production, with the final consumer ultimately bearing the cost.

What is VAT? The tax Trump hates and the rest of the world won’t give up

5 min read . 07 Apr 2025

A closed U-Bahn underground station entrance during a strike by workers at Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the city's public transport operator, in Berlin, Germany. German lawmakers passed a landmark spending package, taking a major step toward unlocking hundreds of billions of euros in debt financing for defense and infrastructure and heralding the end of decades of budget austerity. (Bloomberg)

Germany set for trillion-euro defense and infrastructure splurge

4 min read . 21 Mar 2025