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  • Backgrounder posted May 16, 2012 by Luke Coffey The 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago: NATO in Need of American Leadership

    Abstract: The 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago is an opportunity for the U.S. to provide much-needed leadership for NATO. The United States should push NATO members to keep their current commitments to Afghanistan and commit to supporting Afghanistan after NATO forces withdraw. At the…

  • Commentary posted May 16, 2012 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. The ‘Austerity’ Blame Game

    A new economic buzzword is on the loose. “Austerity” is meant to describe the spending cuts by governments in Europe. Such “austerity” is much reviled by newly elected French President Francois Hollande and by the radical parties elected in Greece. American liberals don’t like it either. Washington Post columnist Eugene…

  • Issue Brief posted May 9, 2012 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Germany’s Economy Is Badly Exposed

    As the European economic crisis once again comes to a boil, many wonder how the Europeans put themselves in such hot water. This is a political crisis on top of an unemployment crisis, which bubbles on top of a fiscal crisis, underneath which is the critical element of an unsustainable…

  • Ted Bromund on the French Elections and the Future of Europe: Heritage in Focus Podcast Audio Recorded on May 9, 2012 Ted Bromund on the French Elections and the Future of Europe: Heritage in Focus Podcast

    In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, Ted Bromund discusses the recent French elections and the future of the economy and freedom in Europe. David Weinberger hosts. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen…

  • Testimony posted April 27, 2012 by Luke Coffey NATO: The Chicago Summit and U.S. Foreign Policy

    Testimony before The Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia United States House of Representatives …

  • Issue Brief posted April 24, 2012 by Morgan Lorraine Roach, Michaela Bendikova Washington Should Advance U.S.–Turkey Ties Through Missile Defense

    This year, Turkey celebrates its 60th anniversary as a member of the NATO alliance. As a Muslim-majority country with close ties to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, Turkey’s participation in NATO is integral to the alliance’s influence beyond Europe’s borders. However, while Turkish membership provides the alliance with extended…

  • Lecture posted March 29, 2012 by Daniel Hannan Down the Road to Serfdom: Warnings from a British Friend

    Abstract: The United States was born out of a popular revolt against a distant and autocratic government, and its model has always been based around the maximum decentralization and democratization of power. Now that model is being abandoned. The policies currently being pursued amount…

  • Issue Brief posted March 8, 2012 by Luke Coffey Five Principles That Should Guide U.S. Policy Toward NATO

    Since the end of World War II, the U.S. has played a vital role in the defense and security of Europe. This role has been carried out primarily through the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Today, the U.S. commitment to NATO is not about protecting Europeans from…

  • Issue Brief posted March 8, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. At Obama–Cameron Summit, U.S. and Britain Should Take Action to Rebuild Alliance

    On March 13–14, British Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the United States complete with a state dinner, reciprocating the state visit by President Barack Obama to Britain in May 2011. It comes in advance of NATO and G-8 summits; in the midst of crises in…

  • Issue Brief posted March 1, 2012 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. Five Conservative Principles That Should Guide U.S. Policy on Europe

    The Obama Administration has attached little importance to the transatlantic alliance, and Europe has barely figured in its foreign policy. The Administration’s highly touted “pivot to Asia” is simply a belated admission that it has less interest in Europe than any post–1945 U.S. Administration. While Europe is the home of…

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  • WebMemo posted June 2, 2009 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Morgan Lorraine Roach Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower

    A common theme that runs through President Obama's statements is the idea the United States must atone for its past policies, whether it is America's application of the war against Islamist terrorism or its overall foreign policy. At the core of this message is the concept that the U.S. is a flawed nation that…

  • Testimony posted September 23, 2011 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D. The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Origins, Taxonomy, and Implications for the U.S. Economy

    Chairman Warner, Ranking Member Johanns, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is J.D. Foster. I am the Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position…

  • Backgrounder posted May 16, 2012 by Luke Coffey The 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago: NATO in Need of American Leadership

    Abstract: The 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago is an opportunity for the U.S. to provide much-needed leadership for NATO. The United States should push NATO members to keep their current commitments to Afghanistan and commit to supporting Afghanistan after NATO forces withdraw. At the…

  • Commentary posted May 16, 2012 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. The ‘Austerity’ Blame Game

    A new economic buzzword is on the loose. “Austerity” is meant to describe the spending cuts by governments in Europe. Such “austerity” is much reviled by newly elected French President Francois Hollande and by the radical parties elected in Greece. American liberals don’t like it either. Washington Post columnist Eugene…

  • Lecture posted November 28, 2005 by Helle Dale Challenges Facing Europe in a World of Globalization

    Thank you for inviting me to speak here today at Hanover College. I will be looking at one of the pro­found problems besetting Europe: the lack of eco­nomic liberalization among some of the European Union's biggest countries. Whether the EU has grand ambitions to become a superpower or not, whether…

  • Issue Brief posted May 9, 2012 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Germany’s Economy Is Badly Exposed

    As the European economic crisis once again comes to a boil, many wonder how the Europeans put themselves in such hot water. This is a political crisis on top of an unemployment crisis, which bubbles on top of a fiscal crisis, underneath which is the critical element of an unsustainable…

  • WebMemo posted September 28, 2009 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. How Margaret Thatcher Helped to End the Cold War

    When Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, many in the West had come to believe that the Cold War could not and should not be won, that anti-Communism was morally wrong, and that the future lay in détente between the superpowers and the evolution of democracy into ever-deepening state socialism. By the time…

  • Backgrounder posted June 23, 2006 by Sean Dorgan How Ireland Became the Celtic Tiger

    In just over a generation, Ireland has evolved from one of the poorest countries in Western Europe to one of the most successful. It has reversed the persistent emigration of its best and brightest and achieved an enviable reputation as a thriving, knowledge-driven economy. As a…

  • Issue Brief posted March 1, 2012 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. Five Conservative Principles That Should Guide U.S. Policy on Europe

    The Obama Administration has attached little importance to the transatlantic alliance, and Europe has barely figured in its foreign policy. The Administration’s highly touted “pivot to Asia” is simply a belated admission that it has less interest in Europe than any post–1945 U.S. Administration. While Europe is the home of…

  • Lecture posted March 29, 2012 by Daniel Hannan Down the Road to Serfdom: Warnings from a British Friend

    Abstract: The United States was born out of a popular revolt against a distant and autocratic government, and its model has always been based around the maximum decentralization and democratization of power. Now that model is being abandoned. The policies currently being pursued amount…

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