Europe

World War II in Europe Ended 75 Years Ago—But the World Is Still Fighting Over Who Gets to Say What Happened

The Polish historian Jan Grabowski is one of many scholars whose work has been challenged and attacked by right-wing nationalists who wish to present a purely heroic version of how Poles acted during World War II. 

This Day in History: English Channel Tunnel Opens (1994)

In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers identified the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Virus Forces Europeans To Ask: How United Do We Want To Be?

The north-south divide that has dogged the European Union for years has resurfaced as the virus has galloped across the continent.

International Resistance in World War 2 Europe

by Olivier Wieviorka

While national histories of wartime resistance are plentiful, the European dimension of the shadow army has rarely been taken into account.

Trump’s Plan to End Europe

by David Frum

Why does the president want to undo the post–World War II order?

Once in the Shadows, Europe’s Neo-Fascists Are Re-emerging

A wave of nationalist victories, including Donald Trump's, has made Europe's most extreme right-wing parties more hopeful about their future.

Jewish Leaders Warn Against ‘Post-Truth’ Populism on Holocaust Memorial Day

Jewish leaders have warned against anti-Semitism regaining a foothold with the rise of populist politicians.

How Unprecedented Is the Mass Migration of Peoples Today?

by Pearl Duncan

Viewed through our DNA, it fits with a pattern of human behavior.

The Hordes Are Banging on the Gates of Europe?

by Thomas Nail

It’s past time to retire this kind of language. The fact that it’s still being used reflects the crisis that is Europe.

Europeans Need to Reconsider the Lessons of the Great Depression

by Barry Eichengreen

It is still not too late for European policy makers – and historians – to get this lesson right.

Europe's Post-Cold War Order is Under Threat ... and Not Just from Russia

by Dan Stone

The specter of fascist-tinged parties in on the rise from Kiev to Athens to Paris.

New diet, sexual attraction may have spurred Europeans' lighter skin

For the longest time, skin color was thought to be a climatic adaptation. That may only be part of the story.

Ukraine: A Domino Falls

by Conrad Black

Another historic step in the spread of liberty.

Fascism, Russia, and Ukraine

by Timothy Snyder

The Ukrainian government is telling itself that its opponents are Jews and us that its opponents are Nazis.

Will Ukraine Break Apart?

by Masha Lipman

In Ukraine’s two decades as an independent state, the prospect of disintegration has never looked so real.

How countries across Europe will mark WWI centenary

From exhibitions and concerts to a movie and football match, a host of events will take place to commemorate anniversary.

Ukraine’s Bumpy Road to Europe

by Niall Ferguson and Pierpaolo Barbieri

Looking forward eagerly to Ukraine’s first step toward E.U. membership.

Prehistoric Europeans spiced their cooking

Researchers found evidence for garlic mustard in the residues left on ancient pottery shards discovered in what is now Denmark and Germany.

Neanderthals may have made tools from bone

Adding to the accumulating evidence that Neanderthals were more sophisticated than previously thought, scientists in Europe said that they had unearthed strong evidence that the early hominins — often typecast as brutish, club-lugging ape-men — fashioned their own specialized bone tools.In a report published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, archaeologists described the discovery of four fragments of bone tools known as lissoirs at two Neanderthal sites in southwest France.The implements are the oldest specialized bone tools found in Europe, said study lead author Marie Soressi, an archaeologist from Leiden University in the Netherlands....

Scientists have found new evidence to show how early humans migrated into Europe

Humans originated in Africa. But what route did they take as they began to disperse around the world 60,000 years ago? A new professor at the University of Huddersfield has played a key role in finding the answer to one of the most fundamental questions in the history of mankind.Professor Richards, who moved to Huddersfield from the University of Leeds, is a pioneer in the field -- one of just two professors of archaeogenetics in the world. He uses DNA evidence to study human origins, comparing data from modern samples across the world and occasionally to that which can be obtained from ancient sources such as skeletal remains and fossilised teeth. It leads to a vivid picture of the migration patterns of humankind and the origins of civilisation....