United States and Canada

United States and Canada

The United States has enjoyed an unparalleled period of peace and prosperity since the end of the Second World War, due to its construction of a rules-based international order and maintenance of close alliances and partnerships. Canada has been a key partner for the United States, both due to their close economic links and their shared border, the world’s longest at 5,525 miles. Canada is also a key NATO ally for the United States and is active in international diplomacy around the world.

Senate Committee Approves Arms Treaty With Russia

Dispatches
Mar 11, 2026

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war

By
Atlantic Council experts

As the US-Israeli war against Iran reverberates across the Middle East and the globe, Atlantic Council experts bring clarity to the fast-moving events.

Conflict
Iran

Senate Committee Approves Arms Treaty With Russia

Event Recap
Mar 6, 2026

Inside Trump’s long-term economic strategy, with EXIM Bank’s John Jovanovic

By
Katherine Golden

At an Atlantic Council Front Page event, Jovanovic talked about the supply chains he is working to reshape, from critical minerals to energy.

Trade and tariffs
United States and Canada

Senate Committee Approves Arms Treaty With Russia

Dispatches
Feb 25, 2026

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

By
Julia Nesheiwat

The region is rapidly becoming a geopolitical arena where Russia and China’s deepening cooperation challenges Western dominance.

China
Critical Minerals

Content

NATOSource

Sep 16, 2010

Senate Committee Approves Arms Treaty With Russia

By Peter Baker, the New York Times

From Peter Baker, the New York Times:  President Obama’s arms control treaty with Russia advanced to the Senate floor on Thursday with bipartisan support, giving it a major boost toward ratification despite the election-year polarization that has divided the parties over so many other issues. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14 to 4 to […]

United States and Canada

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Sep 16, 2010

Kerry and DeMint spar over missile defense

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  At today’s Senate Foreign Relations committee business meeting on New START, chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Republican Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into an open argument about whether the United States should build a giant missile defense system

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 16, 2010

U.S. and Russian military establish “a rhythm of consultations”

By Lisa Daniel, Armed Forces Press Service

From Lisa Daniel, Armed Forces Press Service:  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov opened the door to military-to-military relations between their countries that have been mostly closed for the past two years, Pentagon officials said today.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 16, 2010

US Ambassador on how the Afghan war has changed NATO

By the Voice of America

From the Voice of America:  VOA: "How has NATO’s participation in the Afghan war changed the organization, or has it?" Amb. Daalder: "This used to be an organization that was ready to react to an event that might occur, an attack on its territory. Now, this is an organization that is engaged in military operations […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2010

Pentagon’s views on new NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment

By Al Kamen, the Washington Post

From Al Kamen, the Washington Post:  Military/industrial folks are grousing that the Obama administration gave away to the French a key job – the NATO assistant secretary general for defense investment (ASG) – a position traditionally held by an American.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2010

New poll reveals effects of Erdogan’s foreign policy on public opinion in Turkey

By Luke Baker, Reuters

From Luke Baker, Reuters:  For the United States and Europe, perhaps one of the more disconcerting findings in the survey was evidence of Turkey’s growing frustration with the United States and the EU, and its shift toward the east and the Arab world. In the 2004 survey, more than 70 percent of Turkish respondents said […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2010

Europe cools towards Obama: poll

By Luke Baker, Reuters

From Luke Baker, Reuters:  President Barack Obama‘s popularity remains high in Europe but has fallen in the past year as doubts emerge about some of his foreign policies, an opinion poll published on Wednesday showed.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2010

Flournoy previews U.S. priorities for NATO’s Lisbon Summit

By Jim Garamone, Armed Force Press Service

From Jim Garamone, Armed Force Press Service:  NATO’s roadmap for a new world and its mission in Afghanistan will be the main topics of discussion when the alliance’s leaders gather in Lisbon, Portugal, in November for their annual summit, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2010

Deputy SecDef briefs NATO on new cybersecurity strategy

By Jim Garamone, Armed Forces Press Service

From Jim Garamone, Armed Forces Press Service:  Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III stirred a lot of interest and questions on cybersecurity during a briefing to the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters here today.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Sep 14, 2010

Democracies of the World Unite

By Jeremy Kinsman, the International Herald Tribune

From Jeremy Kinsman, the International Herald Tribune:  At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport recently, this global cause no longer seemed to impress a tough U.S. Homeland Security officer who challenged my explanation of what I was doing in the United States. “A ‘foreign democracy project’? Haven’t we stuck our noses enough in other peoples’ business and […]

United States and Canada
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Experts

Advisory Council member

Tayte French Lutz

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Staff

Uri Friedman

Senior Editorial Director

Coronavirus Democratic Transitions

Fellow

Hany Ghanem

Nonresident senior fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Americas Arabic

Fellow

Rachel Gillum

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Human Rights

Fellow

Michelle S. Giuda

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Freedom and Prosperity Politics & Diplomacy

Staff

Katherine Golden

Associate Director, Editorial

Economy & Business French
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Events

Public Event Thu, May 14, 2026 • 4:00 pm ET

Trade over aid: Prosperity for the US and the developing world
Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society United States and Canada
Public Event Thu, June 4, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

From the ground up: Federated biodefense
Crisis Management Infrastructure Protection Intelligence National Security
Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

2026 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

The Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics is an annual flagship convening focused on issues at the nexus of economics, finance, foreign policy, and national security.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union