Ever since the Seven Years War (1756 to 1763), Britain has prided itself on being the chief guardian of Europe’s geopolitical balances and architecture. Throughout the late 18 th and early 19 th ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing ...

The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and other supporters of Ukraine have come together in exceptional ways to help sway ...

Britain has therefore been distinctive in Europe. Its European story is not merely separate and equal to that of the continent, but fundamentally different and more benign.

And the answer to that question, for every government since 1961, was that Britain's joined the European Union and lead in Europe. And so that option has now closed." ...

History might, however, offer a clue to what might become of Britain and Europe. The United Kingdom is not so very old, after all, and what was put together in the 18th century can be dismantled.

When Laborite Roy Jenkins forcefully argued that Britain ought to go into the Common Market to end the division of Europe that has spawned three wars in the last 100 years, he was interrupted by ...

Britain and the US have, historically, both articulated their role as that of offshore balancer in relation to continental Europe. The threat against which they have been balancing since the end of ...

Europe Editorial Page Editor Joseph Sternberg on Britain’s debate over whether to leave the European Union. Photo credit: Getty Images. The British people go to the polls Thursday in their most ...

Britain is ready to send its troops to Ukraine to protect the skies and seaports, but will not move them closer to the front ...

55 B.C. Julius Caesar invades Britain. Roman rule, firmly established by 85 A.D., brings peace to Celtic tribes. c. 410. Last Roman legions leave Britain after fall of Rome to the Visigoths. 449 ...

When Sir Keir Starmer took the stage at the 2023 Labour conference in Liverpool, he promised voters he would solve the cost of living crisis if elected.