Europe

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Europe

Home to America’s oldest allies, Europe has been central to America’s alliance network since World War II and the creation of NATO. Europe is confronting challenges to prosperity and traditional values from bureaucratic overreach and foreign adversaries, but encouraging progress is on display by those governments pursuing free market, transatlantic strategies while revitalizing their defense capabilities.

COMMENTARY

U.S. First Principles vs. European Bureaucratic Overreach

Jun 4, 2026 4 min read

Author

Paul McCarthy

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5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Saving Britain, Saving the West - Our Last Chance

video

Apr 22, 2017

Commentary

Brexit Britain Heads for a General Election Nile Gardiner, PhD

Apr 19, 2017 2 min read

Event

Apr 19

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Brexit, the Promise of Anglo-American Free Trade, and the British Election

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Commentary

Russia Violations Make it Time to Shelve INF Treaty Michaela Dodge, Ph.D.

Apr 18, 2017 3 min read

Commentary

Some Allies are Starting to Wake up from Their Defense Spending Hibernation Daniel Kochis

Apr 13, 2017 4 min read

Commentary

The Balkans Will Be America and Russia's Next (Virtual) Battlefield James Jay Carafano

Apr 10, 2017 7 min read

Event

Apr 5

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

After Brexit: Revitalizing the Special Relationship

Washington, DC Live Streamed

video

Apr 4, 2017

Experts on Europe

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Nile Gardiner, PhD

Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom and Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow

@NileGardiner

Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow

@Gundisalvus

Senior Research Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom