The future of the UK is tied, for better or worse, to the rest of Europe if only for reasons of proximity.

The future of the UK is tied, for better or worse, to the rest of Europe if only for reasons of proximity.

An EU closed to itself will inevitably face decline, but the time has come for more collaboration.

Moscow’s intervention in Syria is driven by realism, but the pilot’s death brings domestic factors into the equation.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/85b37320ddad437b977de827fa5ac433_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Greece is setting an example for Europe in holding accountable those who use elections as a knife to stab democracy.
![An anti-fascist protester shouts slogans and holds a banner that reads: "Never Again Fascism", during a rally in the Korydallos suburb, near Athens [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/098b0f9a02a145769d8d83c3d56d68e0_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
All the talk about Europe losing Greece to Russia risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
![Putin and Tsipras attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8b5b644cff2b44eba9e9a7db315a68e9_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)