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Germany is right to rearm. But Europe has well-founded fears about that

Berlin’s allies are right to be wary of a sudden surge in German military spending that shuns cooperation with them, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · 17h ago

Opening the EU door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it won’t fix Europe’s security crisis

Beyond the morale boost and Mark Carney’s stardust, ‘associate membership’ means little, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why

The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarming, says Paul Taylor, of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Once again Trump brought his wrecking ball to the Nato summit, and once again the alliance survived. But for how long?

As the US president swung between threats to take Greenland and promises of help for Ukraine, pledges of a ‘stronger Nato’ were lost in the wind, says Paul Taylor, senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

The UK defence minister’s shock resignation is a warning for all of Europe

John Healey is right about the risk of wars. But it has become politically treacherous for Nato leaders to borrow for defence, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

Cuba used to have European friends – there’s a reason why even now they have deserted it too

Traditional allies are embroiled elsewhere while even Spain and France have bigger fish to fry with Trump says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · May 29

Trump’s tantrums over Nato are prompting European leaders to think the unthinkable

Europeans must urgently seek to close their security gaps in case Russia attacks – and the US refuses to defend its allies, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · May 7

Can anyone stop Jordan Bardella in France? A crowded field could gift the election to the far right

A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

Desmond Barrit obituary

Character actor of energetic comic brilliance, notably as Falstaff at the RSC and in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

I had a ringside seat for the Iranian revolution. Foreign meddling didn’t work then either

Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14