Daniel Kochis is a policy analyst for European affairs at The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. Read his research.
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Defense budgets in Europe have thus far weathered the coronavirus pandemic surprisingly well. While that’s good news, it’s no time to become complacent. As the… Read More
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Israel and Kosovo made history Monday by officially establishing full diplomatic relations. Signing the groundbreaking agreement, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi highlighted the “warm and… Read More
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The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation recently approved a $300 million investment in the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. That welcome Dec. 10 announcement partially… Read More
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The European Union Commission, the executive arm of the EU, earlier this month published what it called a “new EU-US agenda for global change.” The… Read More
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As a global power, the United States has global interests. Currently, those interests are being directly contested by near-peer competitors China and Russia. Effectively meeting… Read More
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There’s been a reprisal in the past month of a disturbing trend in Europe: Islamist terror attacks. On Oct. 4, a migrant from Syria attacked… Read More
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President Donald Trump has placed a significant emphasis on the need for increased defense spending among NATO allies, and the newest data suggests his efforts… Read More
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The U.S. will host Avdullah Hoti, the prime minister of Kosovo, and Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, on Friday for talks on normalizing relations…. Read More
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Unconfirmed news reports say the Trump administration is considering the withdrawal of 9,500 troops from Germany. If true, that would not be a prudent decision,… Read More
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North Macedonia is set to officially become the 30th member of NATO this week with the deposit of its “instrument of accession” at the U.S…. Read More
