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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Britain Will Thrive Outside the EU Luke Coffey

May 14, 2018 3 min read

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Diesel Car Drivers Are Paying the Price for Europe’s Strict Pollution Standards

Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

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The Problem With Brexit Isn’t Britain Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Mar 7, 2018 6 min read

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How Brexit Opens Up a Path for a U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Area Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Mar 5, 2018 3 min read

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One Step Closer to a Bad Idea: A European Union Army Daniel Kochis

Dec 27, 2017 3 min read

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Russia Will Not Win a Diplomatic Tit-for-Tat With the US Helle C. Dale

Sep 11, 2017 3 min read

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Putin will Never be a Friend Luke Coffey

Sep 6, 2017 3 min read

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The EU Must Not Threaten the Sovereignty of Poland

Aug 4, 2017 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