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NATO leaders air differences but alliance will survive
NATO’s usefulness to its members has ensured it survived past differences; it will endure the latest spats
NATOFar-right extremism is becoming more transnational
The authorities in Europe are not yet using sophisticated methods to deal with rising far-right extremism and terrorism
EuropeUS-Iran confrontation may force France to take sides
France has threatened to launch a process resulting in new sanctions on Iran, and promised military containment
IranProspects for the euro-area in 2020
The global trade slowdown and idiosyncratic factors in member states threaten to weaken euro-area growth further
GermanyFrench crash may lead to greater European role in Mali
An accident which killed 13 French soldiers in Mali coincides with rising security risks across the Sahel region
FranceLibya talks will falter without French, UAE support
US diplomats met eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar to press him for a ceasefire ahead of much-anticipated talks in Berlin
LibyaProspects for Western Europe in 2020
The foreign policies of Spain, Italy and Germany will be weakened by continued domestic tensions
SpainFrench protests will continue but in different fashion
Considerably reduced numbers turned out to mark the one-year anniversary of the yellow vest movement
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