Samuel C. S. Dempsey

Making European and transatlantic policy legible — for the corridors of Brussels and Washington and for the people it affects.

In The European Correspondent

The European Correspondent

Meet the highschooler who just got sanctioned by Russia

Alexander Browder, 17, exposed an alleged Russia-backed crypto laundering network — and landed on the Kremlin's sanctions list.

The European Correspondent

The European fighter jet that died over stubborn capitals

How national rivalries and competing industrial interests grounded Europe's flagship joint fighter programme.

The European Correspondent

European rearmament is clashing with the far right

As governments ramp up defence spending, populist parties are turning military budgets into a political battleground.

In EU Perspectives

My POLITICO Analysis

Make American energy dominant again?

Samuel Dempsey · POLITICO Pro Analysis

Still haven't found what we're paying for

Samuel Dempsey · POLITICO Pro Analysis