Steven Erlanger
@StevenErlanger
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Europe; The New York Times
A complete disaster. This will only fuel all those in Europe who think helping Ukraine is pointless, not to mention the whole Russian narrative of Ukrainians just stealing the West’s assistance for private enrichment, a narrative we have fought for years. politico.eu/article/ukrain…
It’s no exaggeration that Ukrainian public opinion is in an absolute firestorm after the parliament today approved a law essentially dismantling independent anti-corruption agencies, just days after SBU raided key investigators. The law isn’t enacted until Zelensky signs it — and…
In Gaza, a war with no endgame leads to a humanitarian collapse. By @IgnatiusPost washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
China Flexes Muscles at U.N. Cultural Agency, Just as Trump Walks Away nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor… via @NYTimes
This did not just happen overnight, even if it feels that way. This is a shift months in the making. I wrote last week about it coming to a head – and got a lot of criticism from many of the same people now condemning Zelensky. Read this for context: ft.com/content/22f4d5…
Austria Prepares to Give Up ‘Dream’ of Disarmament . nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wor… via @NYTimes
The go-between. My long read on how Qatar has become the diplomatic capital of the world, and the power it has accumulated in the process. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Trump’s foreign policy record has not been effective. Wars still rage on. But when it comes to Europe, he’s succeeding in dividing and weakening the continent, thanks to his supporters inside the gates. Delighted to publish this first oped in @FT on.ft.com/4f6PQZM
Yet again.
NYP: President Trump has decided to pull the United States out of UNESCO, citing the organization’s emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as what he views as a consistent pro-Palestinian and pro-China bias. UNESCO is a United Nations agency focused on education,…
Trump’s foreign policy is succeeding in dividing Europe via @FT @NathalieTocci @EuropesFutures on.ft.com/3UuFXeB
Love this shot: Two East German border guards talk to a West German policeman through a hole in the Berlin Wall in Feb. 1990 in Berlin, Germany. Sven Creutzmann/Getty Images
Iran’s Leaders Turn to Nationalism After Israeli and U.S. Attacks nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wor… via @NYTimes
Trump Releases Thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. Files. Epstein file? Oh, here's MLK instead. Busy yourselves. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…
Overlooked No More: Polina Gelman: Fearless ‘Night Witch’ Who Haunted Nazi Troops nytimes.com/2025/07/19/obi…
East Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
Killings near a West Bank village show even Americans aren’t immune washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Solidarity with Arab Israeli MK @AyOdeh after thugs attacked his car apparently chanting racist slogans. Violence against democratic lawmakers is unacceptable.
Lots of issues, including aging population and very small copays, if any, and no cost for being rich
The National Health Service is the closest thing that the UK has to a national religion, and it is in crisis.
The National Health Service is the closest thing that the UK has to a national religion, and it is in crisis.