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.

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U.S. First Principles vs. European Bureaucratic Overreach

Jun 4, 2026 4 min read

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Paul McCarthy

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Saving Britain, Saving the West - Our Last Chance

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Scandal Shakes the Siloviki Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Nov 15, 2012 4 min read

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Removing Brigade Combat Teams from Europe Undercuts NATO Allies Luke Coffey

Nov 13, 2012 5 min read

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The Moscow Rules Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Oct 22, 2012 3 min read

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Putin’s Crackdown Foretells “Fortress Russia” Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Oct 18, 2012 3 min read

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Saakashvili Legacy – Founding Father of Democratic Georgia Luke Coffey

Oct 10, 2012 2 min read

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Georgia's Democratic Litmus Test Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Oct 4, 2012 3 min read

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How Contagious Is Europe’s Economic Crisis? John L. Ligon

Sep 18, 2012 19 min read

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Russia's Pivot to Asia? Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Sep 11, 2012 4 min read

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Nile Gardiner, PhD

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

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Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow

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Senior Research Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom