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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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The U.S. -U.K. Extradition Treaty: New Weapon Against Terrorism Juliana Geran

May 7, 1986 3 min read

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Gorbachev and the 27th Soviet Party Congress Say Nyet to Change Milton R.

Apr 16, 1986 14 min read

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"The Conventional Arms Balance, Part 2: The U.S. Army Must CounterSoviet Gains" Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Apr 11, 1986 16 min read

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The U.S. Loses the Irish Sweepstakes James T.

Mar 25, 1986 3 min read

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Moscow Eyes Guyana Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Feb 25, 1986 14 min read

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"The Conventional Arms Balance, Part 1: The Threatening SovietLead" Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Feb 21, 1986 24 min read

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The United Nations Library: Putting Soviet Disinformation intoCirculation Stuart M.

Feb 18, 1986 14 min read

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U.S. -Soviet Academic Exchanges No Longer Should Favor Moscow James Phillips

Jan 9, 1986 19 min read

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Nile Gardiner, PhD

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Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow

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