Get Poland Out of the Waiting Room and into the Visa Waiver Program
Last week, Heritage and The Wall Street Journal released the latest edition of the Index of Economic Freedom. Among its top performers is Poland, up… Read More
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Don’t Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe
Throughout recent federal budget discussions, strategies to pull America out of recession, and the potential for massive cuts to national security, one cost cutting idea… Read More
Kerry in Spotlight; Hot Issues Remain for Next Secretary of State
Last week, embattled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice took herself out of the running for Secretary of State as Hillary Clinton’s successor. It did not take… Read More
Europeans Enamored with Obama, Less So with American Values
Europeans remain enamored with President Obama—far more so than the American public that re-elected him. “He Is Our President, Too,” cheered a headline in an… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Nobel Prize Awarded for Politics, Not Substance
Many self-righteous and smug Eurocrats will be celebrating the European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded earlier today in Oslo, Norway. Wisely and sensibly,… Read More
Prevention of Airline Carbon Taxes Should Be a Model for Carbon Regulations
President Obama recently signed legislation that prevents the European Union (EU) from taxing U.S. airline emissions for planes that travel to and from EU countries…. Read More
Foreign Aid: Europe’s Mistakes Should Be a Lesson for the U.S.
The European Union (EU) has hit a new low in its rule of law initiative to Kosovo, according to a recent report by the European… Read More
U.S. Air Force in Poland: A Small Step in the Right Direction
Last week marked an important milestone for U.S.–Polish defense relations: A small detachment of U.S. airmen arrived at Lask air base in Poland and established… Read More
Russia Ramps Up Missile Tests
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently oversaw a strategic exercise—including a series of coordinated missile tests—that drew on Russia’s nuclear “triad” (bombers, intercontinental-range ballistic missiles [ICBMs],… Read More
As Spain and Greece Burn, Estonia Offers a Lesson
Over the past few days, new strikes and riots have convulsed Greece and Spain. Conventional wisdom (including from economist Paul Krugman) suggests that cuts in… Read More
Will America Catch the Eurovirus?
In a new Backgrounder, “How Contagious Is Europe’s Economic Crisis?”, we discuss several channels through which a European crisis could be transmitted to the U.S…. Read More
From Spain to Libya: Why U.S. Troops in Europe Remain Vital
After the treacherous murder in Libya of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens earlier this week, it was announced that a U.S. Marine Corp Fleet Antiterrorism Security… Read More
Why the Department of Defense Should Be Watching the Dutch Elections
Later this week, voters in the Netherlands will elect a new government after the center-right coalition government, led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, collapsed in… Read More
Italian Prime Minister Warns of EU Collapse
In an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti warned of the “psychological break-up” of Europe if the euro… Read More
Morning Bell: The Grecian Formula for Economic Decline
The President and his team have been blaming “European headwinds” for some of the U.S. economy’s woes. But the truth is that the policies pursued… Read More
Obama’s Ironic European Lecture
Europe is in bad shape, there’s no doubt about it. The sovereign debt crisis continues to roil the continent, Greece may leave the euro, Spain… Read More
NATO to Declare Interim European Missile Defense Capability
During the NATO meeting in Chicago, the alliance will declare that it has an interim operational capability to defend itself against ballistic missile attacks. This… Read More
NATO Summit 2012: Without New Investment by Europeans, NATO’s Future Is in Doubt
At the NATO Summit in Chicago this weekend, leaders will gather to discuss a number of issues facing the alliance. Top of the agenda will… Read More
Is Austerity Crushing Europe?
Numerous governments across Europe have embarked on strict austerity programs. Europe is also sliding into a deep recession, with some countries already essentially in deep… Read More
Morning Bell: Socialism Rises Again
Last weekend, the people of France took a sharp turn to the left, and the rest of Europe may be on the brink of rebuking… Read More
A Cautionary Note from French Economists
Voters in five European countries—France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Serbia—go to the polls on May 6. Election outcomes, particularly in France and Greece, are likely… Read More
Why Won’t the Euro Crisis Just Go Away?
The European euro/debt/growth/banking/identity crisis is entering its third year. With so many summits, toasts, tense conference calls, and self-congratulatory pronouncements of ultimate success by Europe’s… Read More
VIDEO: Britain’s Liam Fox Warns America: Your Debt Is a Threat
Britain’s Liam Fox has a warning for America: Fix the debt problem now or suffer the consequences of less power on the world stage. The… Read More
European Court Threatens America’s Security
Many Americans will not recognize the name Abu Qatada. Qatada is a radical Muslim cleric currently behind bars in the United Kingdom waiting deportation to… Read More
In Europe, Reducing Spending Necessary, but Not Sufficient, to Restore Economic Freedom
If the 2012 edition of Heritage’s Index of Economic Freedom has bad news for the United States, the news for Europe is not much better…. Read More
The Fed, Other Central Banks Prepare for the Firestorm
The Fed has shocked us once again, and it’s probably right. There’s a firestorm on the horizon. It starts in Europe, but it threatens the… Read More
A New History of the British Conservative Party
American readers looking for a sweeping and superbly written study of the British Conservative Party should look no further than Robin Harris’s The Conservatives: A… Read More
Spain Elects New Government, but No Time for a Siesta
Spain will have a new government in time for Christmas, and unlike Greece and Italy, Madrid’s government will be a democratically elected one. Mariano Rajoy’s… Read More
Will China Bail Out the EU?
The European press has a death grip on the idea that China will provide the huge sums of money necessary to make a dent in… Read More
Spain’s Aegis Frigates Could Join Europe’s Missile Defense Shield
A week ago, the Spanish government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero agreed to Spain’s participation in NATO’s European missile defense system by… Read More
