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.

COMMENTARY

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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Abandoning Third-Site Missile Defenses Would Threaten Transatlantic Security Sally McNamara

Dec 12, 2008 8 min read

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Britain's Armed Forces: Victorious Abroad, Imperiled at Home Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Dec 11, 2008 7 min read

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Executive Summary: Principles and Proposals for NATO Reform Sally McNamara

Dec 11, 2008 3 min read

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Principles and Proposals for NATO Reform Sally McNamara

Dec 11, 2008 34 min read

Commentary

Don't placate Russia Helle C. Dale

Dec 4, 2008 3 min read

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China: Not Quite a 'Lifeline' Derek Scissors, Ph.D.

Nov 26, 2008 1 min read

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Europe Anti-Missile Defense System: Standing Up to Russia's Threats Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Nov 20, 2008 6 min read

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Does Detroit Really Need a Bailout? Lessons from Britain Nigel Hawkins

Nov 20, 2008 4 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

Research Associate, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom