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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Russian Aggression, Rising Crime Rates Could Factor in Swedish Elections Daniel Kochis

Feb 21, 2018 10 min read

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"The Navalny Effect" on Russia Alexis Mrachek

Feb 5, 2018 3 min read

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Russia Designates VOA, Radio Free Europe as Foreign Agents Helle C. Dale

Dec 12, 2017 2 min read

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Russia Has Repeatedly Flouted This Missile Treaty. It’s Time to Scrap It.

Dec 11, 2017 3 min read

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Putin Clever at Sowing Fear, Confusion Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Nov 21, 2017 2 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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Returning Seized Compounds to Russia Would Be a Mistake Daniel Kochis

Jul 17, 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