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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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The Obama-Brown White House Talks: The U.S.-U.K. Special Relationship Must Be... Nile Gardiner, PhD

Mar 1, 2009 6 min read

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Barack Obama and Gordon Brown Must Strengthen U.S.-U.K. Defense Cooperation Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Feb 27, 2009 4 min read

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Don't Push the Reset Button Yet Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Feb 26, 2009 4 min read

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U.S. Backtracks on Missile Shield Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Feb 20, 2009 3 min read

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The Brown Government Should Stop Mortgaging the Future of Britain's Defenses Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Feb 18, 2009 6 min read

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Swords and Shields: Russian Nuke Cuts Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Feb 12, 2009 2 min read

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Swords and Shields: Why Manas Matters Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Feb 12, 2009 2 min read

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Another Munich Surrender Helle C. Dale

Feb 11, 2009 3 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