Topsy-Turvy Europe Has Some Strange Politics

The flags of the European Union and member countries in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 12. — The flags of the European Union and member countries in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 12.
Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

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By Flavia Jackson

November 21, 2023 at 10:59 AM UTC

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Cast your eyes on Europe right now and no country seems to be behaving as you’d expect.