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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Putin Squeezes Out Yeltsin Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Oct 25, 2001 4 min read

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Clarifying Europe's Defense Intentions

Jul 20, 2001 3 min read

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The Russia-China Friendship and Cooperation Treaty: A Strategic Shift in Eura... Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Jul 18, 2001 27 min read

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Understanding Putin's Foreign Policy Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Jul 12, 2001 8 min read

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Executive Summary: How Ireland Became the Celtic Tiger Sean Dorgan

Jun 23, 2001 3 min read

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The Berlusconi Election: An Opportunity to Strengthen U.S.Relations with Italy John Hulsman

Jun 14, 2001 4 min read

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An Agenda for the Bush-Putin Summit in Slovenia Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Jun 11, 2001 19 min read

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An Atlantic or a European World John Redwood

May 2, 2001 28 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