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.

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan

Dispatches
Mar 11, 2026

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war

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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.

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Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan

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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

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan

Dispatches
Feb 25, 2026

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

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Julia Nesheiwat

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

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NATOSource

Aug 1, 2010

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan

By  Robert Reid, the AP

From Robert Reid, the AP:  The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government. The departure of the small force of nearly 1,900 Dutch troops is not expected to affect […]

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Jul 30, 2010

Canadian jets intercept Russian bombers

By Brian Lilley, the QMI Agency

From Brian Lilley, the QMI Agency:  Canadian fighter jets scrambled to repel Russian bombers that made several attempts to probe Canadian airspace on Wednesday. QMI Agency has learned that two CF-18s took off from CFB Bagotville to intercept two TU-95 long range bombers about 463 km east of Goose Bay, N.L. Attempts by Russia to test […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 30, 2010

US wants missile defense center in Czech Republic

By Karel Janicek, the AP

From Karel Janicek, the AP:  The Czech prime minister said Friday his government has been negotiating a plan with the United States to place a warning center in the Czech Republic as part of a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. Petr Necas said the purpose of the center was to gather and analyze information from […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 29, 2010

Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan

By Andrew Osborn and Richard Orange, the Telegraph

From Andrew Osborn and Richard Orange, the Telegraph:  The Kremlin tried and failed to win approval for the base in the south of the country last year but saw its chances evaporate when the man it was close to making a deal with, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was deposed in a coup earlier this year.

United States and Canada

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Jul 29, 2010

National Security Advisor wrestles with Pakistan problem

By David Ignatius, the Washington Post

From David Ignatius, the Washington Post:  "These safe havens are a big question mark in terms of our success rate," Gen. Jim Jones, the national security adviser, said in an interview Tuesday at the White House. He noted that the Taliban and its affiliates have used these havens to arm, train, regroup and gather intelligence […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 29, 2010

Afghan president asks why allies won’t act on Pakistan

By David Fox, Reuters

From David Fox, Reuters:  Afghan President Hamid Karzai questioned on Thursday the willingness of his Western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of Islamabad’s support for the Taliban. "The war against terrorism is not in the villages or houses of Afghanistan … but in the sanctuaries, sources of funding and […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 28, 2010

Sweden Developing Greater Regional Defense Role

By Magnus Nordenman, the Atlantic Council

From Magnus Nordenman, the Atlantic Council:  In August the sunny calm and quiet that is a Swedish summer will be shattered by the impact of Joint Direct Attack Munitions dropped by F-16CM Fighting Falcons from US Air Force Europe.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2010

NATO’S enlargement policy in the post-Cold War era

By Vahit Redem, Hürriyet

From Vahit Redem, Hürriyet:  NATO’s expansion and global cooperation policies following the Cold War can be divided into three categories. The first category includes countries that have begun the accession process for full membership in NATO. Countries that initiate this relationship by indicating their political will for membership and fulfill the criteria required in the […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 28, 2010

GOP Senators connect Wikileaks to Obama’s withdrawal date

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy:  Senior Republican senators continued to criticize the leakers and WikiLeaks for publishing the reports, while moving to tie the incident to their long held criticism of Obama’s July 11, 2011, date to begin the withdrawal of U.S. troops. "We need Pakistan’s help to rid the region of the Taliban, but […]

United States and Canada

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Jul 28, 2010

Report finds Russians may not be in compliance, could sink new START pact

By Walter Pincus and Mary Beth Sheridan, the Washington Post

From Walter Pincus and Mary Beth Sheridan, the Washington Post:  The United States believes Russia is not fully complying with international pacts involving chemical and biological weapons, although Moscow has settled most questions about violations of a nuclear arms treaty with the United States, according to a State Department report to be made public Wednesday. […]

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Rachel Gillum

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Michelle S. Giuda

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