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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George W Bush: Winning the War on Terror Nile Gardiner, PhD

Dec 27, 2008 5 min read

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Don't placate Russia Helle C. Dale

Dec 4, 2008 3 min read

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China: Not Quite a 'Lifeline' Derek Scissors, Ph.D.

Nov 26, 2008 1 min read

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Bush's foreign policy Helle C. Dale

Oct 30, 2008 3 min read

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Obama May Not be Bush, but He Won't be What Europe Expects Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Oct 30, 2008 4 min read

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Nanny state foibles Helle C. Dale

Sep 25, 2008 3 min read

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Dealing with Russia Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Sep 15, 2008 4 min read

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Bad News Bear Peter Brookes

Aug 18, 2008 3 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