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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Securing the Democratic Transition in Azerbaijan Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2003 4 min read

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Hizb ut-Tahrir: An Emerging Threat to U.S. Interests in Central Asia Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

May 30, 2003 29 min read

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Restructuring America's European Base Structure for the New Era

Apr 28, 2003 16 min read

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Deployment of U.S. Forces in Europe Kay Bailey Hutchison

Apr 8, 2003 6 min read

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U.S.-Russian Relations Threatened By Iraq Arms Sales Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Apr 1, 2003 3 min read

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Looking for Allies: Magnet and Wedge in Western Civilization Balint Vazsonyi

Mar 19, 2003 15 min read

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A Private Russian Oil Pipeline Is Good for U.S. Energy Security Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Mar 14, 2003 4 min read

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French Act Unilaterally When Their Interests are at Stake

Mar 12, 2003 2 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

Research Associate, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom

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