Marcus Walker

The invasion forces Berlin, Paris and other European capitals to end years of ambivalence over whether to accommodate or confront Russian President Vladimir Putin.

An enormous pile of savings makes it possible for nations to borrow heavily at low cost. Encouraged by new economic thinking, they are doing just that, defying worries about inflation and sustainability.

Italian authorities believe the country’s coronavirus crisis is slowing appreciably after three weeks of national lockdown, a hopeful sign for other Western countries that are following approaches similar to Italy’s.

Never before have governments tried to put swaths of their economies in an induced coma and awaken them gradually. If it works, it will be a testament to capitalism’s flexibility. More likely, much will go wrong.

The coronavirus is pushing a wealthy region with high-tech health care toward a humanitarian disaster, a warning for the U.S. and other developed countries. The experience shows how the pandemic is upending the rules.

The economically fragile country plunged into deeper political turmoil amid a scramble to form a new governing coalition or hold snap elections that far-right populists would likely win.

Matteo Salvini, head of Italy’s far-right, sought to trigger snap elections by declaring an end to the government in which he serves, exploiting his strong lead in opinion polls in a bid to make himself the country’s next leader.

Among the problems EU members face: a slowing economy and a fragmenting political landscape.

Angela Merkel’s days as German chancellor may be numbered, but many of her policies in Europe and the wider world have entrenched support in the country’s consensus-driven political system.

The Netherlands’ election result, for all its local idiosyncrasies, foreshadows themes that will color other European elections in the year ahead in France, Germany and potentially Italy.

The Netherlands’ prime minister, Mark Rutte, is trying to beat back populism—and anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders—by co-opting it. His message for immigrants: Adapt or go home.

A news conference in which journalists flummoxed a senior East German official played a central role in bringing down the Berlin Wall 25 years ago this week. But one questioner has never been identified. Until now.

The Journal provides analysis of the World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany.

Analysis of the final games in Group G at the 2014 World Cup, featuring U.S. vs. Germany and Portugal vs. Ghana at 12 p.m. ET.