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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Russia's Presidential Transition: Vladimir Putin Remains in Charge Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

May 6, 2008 7 min read

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NATO allies put pressure on Russia Helle C. Dale

May 1, 2008 3 min read

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The Real World: Putin in Libya Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Apr 18, 2008 4 min read

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NATO Backs Washington's Missile Defense Plans: A Victory for U.S.Diplomacy Sally McNamara

Apr 4, 2008 6 min read

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A Two-Tier Alliance Nile Gardiner, PhD

Apr 3, 2008 5 min read

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Globalize NATO? Helle C. Dale

Apr 3, 2008 3 min read

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The Bucharest Summit: Time to Revitalize the NATO Alliance Sally McNamara

Mar 26, 2008 About an hour read

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Executive Summary: The Bucharest Summit: Time to Revitalize theNATO Alliance Sally McNamara

Mar 26, 2008 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