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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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Croatia Needs Trump’s Help to Get F-16s John Venable

Jul 4, 2019 3 min read

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Putin Bragging on Nukes Shows Insecurity Peter Brookes

Mar 7, 2018 2 min read

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Major NATO Exercise With Sweden Highlights Ability to Deter Russian Aggression James Di Pane

Nov 3, 2017 3 min read

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Russian ‘Reset’ Malfunction Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Aug 8, 2011 3 min read

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If Russia Looked in Mirror, it'd See a Cold War Thinker Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Jun 23, 2010 3 min read

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Europe wakes from its Obama dream Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Mar 8, 2010 3 min read

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The U.S. Agenda for the Obama-Medvedev Summit Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Jul 6, 2009 6 min read

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The Bear Is Back: We Face Increasing Challenges From a Resurgent Russia Peter Brookes

Jun 9, 2009 14 min read

Experts on Europe

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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