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.

Military Scrambles Soldiers, Staff and Supplies

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

Military Scrambles Soldiers, Staff and Supplies

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

Military Scrambles Soldiers, Staff and Supplies

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

Apr 20, 2010

Military Scrambles Soldiers, Staff and Supplies

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Volcanic ash and no-fly orders by European air-control authorities forced the U.S. military to reroute several planes flying wounded soldiers out of Afghanistan and to cancel hundreds of training flights in Europe, military officials said Monday. In addition, U.S. bases struggled with staff shortages because thousands of soldiers on leave […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 19, 2010

“The US has begun talks… about withdrawing its tactical nuclear weapons from Europe”

By the Guardian

From the Guardian:  Also on the agenda [for Thursdays’ NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Estonia] will be a call by five Nato countries for the removal of all remaining US nuclear weapons on European soil, in a move intended to spur global disarmament. Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Luxembourg have drawn up a joint […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 19, 2010

Merkel Firm on Afghan Mission Despite Deaths

By the Local

From the Local:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed her understanding for those who doubt her country’s involvement in NATO’s Afghanistan mission following the death of four soldiers on Thursday, but said she stands behind the deployment. During a speech at Stanford University in San Francisco, Merkel said she respected concerns about the worsening situation […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 16, 2010

Congressional Opposition to Sale of Mistral to Russia

By Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Hill

From Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Hill : Last month, when French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Washington, administration officials had a golden opportunity to confront the French leader about his nation’s proposed sale of advanced amphibious warships to Russia. This sale threatens to shake the NATO alliance to its core, bolstering Russia’s offensive military capabilities as […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 16, 2010

US Air Base in Kyrgyzstan Resumes All Flights

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. air base near Kyrgyzstan’s capital was fully back in action Thursday providing critical support to the NATO campaign in Afghanistan, with planes taking off and landing throughout the day. The flights were halted April 7 after a day of violent protests that ousted the president and as a new provisional […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 16, 2010

US Plans Full European Missile Shield in 8 Years

By Reuters

From Reuters: U.S. anti-ballistic missile systems will cover all of Europe by 2018, a senior Pentagon official said, laying out an ambitious target for defending against a perceived threat from Iran. "One hundred percent," Bradley Roberts, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, said in reply to a question at a […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2010

Belarus Will Not Give Up Its Weapons-Grade Uranium

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Belarus possesses hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium and is not going to get rid of it, the country’s Belta news agency quoted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as saying. The statement came after the 47-nation nuclear security summit, hosted in Washington by U.S. President Barack Obama on April12-13. Belarus was not […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Obama to Attend Funeral for Polish President

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  President Obama will travel to Krakow, Poland, this weekend to attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed last weekend in a plane crash. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said in a statement, “The president will travel to Krakow to express the depth of our […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Czechs Prepared to Join Missile Defence Warning System

By  České Noviny

From České Noviny:  The Czech Republic may be a part of a new warning system against possible enemy missile attacks, Czech Defence Minister Martin Bartak told CTK after his talks on missile defence during the Washington Nuclear Summit held on Monday and Tuesday. Bartak met Michele Flournoy, U.S. under secretary of defense, and Ellen Tauschen, under […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Military Asserts Right to Return Cyber Attacks

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. must fire back against cyber attacks swiftly and strongly and should act to counter or disable a threat even when the identity of the attacker is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress. Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is the Obama administration’s nominee to take on additional […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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Experts

Staff

Robert Bradley

Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Erik Brattberg

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Danish Digital Policy
Graham Brookie

Staff

Graham Brookie

Vice President - Atlantic Council Technology Programs

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation National Security

Staff

Emerson T. Brooking

Director of Strategy and Resident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Defense Policy Disinformation

Fellow

Chris Brummer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Millennium fellow

Nathan Bruschi

Chief Executive Officer, Anchorwork Inc.

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society East Asia
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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