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.

Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

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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Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

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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

Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

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

Feb 25, 2010

Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

By  Slate

From Slate: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates took a whack at the allies on Tuesday at a NATO Strategic Concept Seminar in Washington, D.C., berating all but a handful of them for spending too little on defense and paying too little attention to the gravest threats of the post-Cold War era… These failings, he concluded, raise […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 25, 2010

Russia Fumes at US Missile Defense Plan

By the AP

From the AP: Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The statement from ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko reflected Moscow’s irritation about the U.S. missile defense plans and signaled tensions in relations with Washington. "We are worried that we find out about important decisions regarding the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Europe’s Bear Problem

By the Economist

From the Economist: What explains Europe’s double standards over America and Russia? Partly, it is hypocrisy. The EU is Russia’s biggest trade partner; in 2008, Russia was the EU’s second market for exports. Partly, it is Russia’s skill at playing on divisions within the block. But some of Europe’s tolerance of Russia goes beyond this. Despite […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2010

Why Europe Should Run NATO Without the United States

By  Foreign Policy

  From Foreign Policy: In concrete terms, this attempt to reignite Europe’s martial spirit has found expression in the attempted conversion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from a defensive alliance into an instrument of power projection. Washington’s aim is this: take a Cold War-inspired organization designed to keep the Germans down, the Russians out, […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 24, 2010

The Obama Administration’s Vision for the Future of NATO

By the Heritage Foundation

  From the Heritage Foundation: However, there are two elements of the Administration’s vision for NATO’s future which are particularly worrisome. Secretary Clinton once again stated the Administration’s support for a separate EU defense policy and for the Lisbon Treaty. The EU’s existing defense policy has provided NATO with little or no valuable complementarity, and […]

European Union International Organizations

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Feb 24, 2010

No “New START” in 2010, Hill Sources Predict

By the Cable

  From the Cable: There’s a growing realization both inside the administration and on Capitol Hill that Senate ratification of the START follow-on treaty with Russia will probably not happen this year. One problem, of course, is that there is no agreement as yet to ratify. President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reportedly talked over […]

United States and Canada

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Feb 24, 2010

NATO: 600 New Trainers for Afghan Forces

By the AP

 From the AP: NATO allies have pledged 600 more instructors to train the expanding Afghan security forces – a key element in the allied strategy for defeating Taliban insurgents. NATO spokesman James Appathurai said Wednesday that the new trainers, along with 1,000 pledged in December, make up about half of the number needed for the training […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2010

“New START” Dead on Arrival?

By the Cable

  From the Cable: As the Obama administration finishes up negotiations over the lynchpin of its strategy of hitting the "reset button" on U.S. relations with Russia, the "New START" nuclear arms reduction treaty, the big lingering question on everyone’s mind is: Will the Senate actually be able to ratify the deal? Senior Democratic senators, who […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2010

Jones: NATO Must be Lean, Agile, and Flexible

By the New Atlanticist

  From the New Atlanticist: In a provocative closed door session yesterday, National Security Advisor Jim Jones proclaimed that "NATO must be prepared to address, deny, and deter the full spectrum of threats, whether emanating from within Europe, at NATO’s boundaries, or far beyond NATO’s borders…" His challenge for an Alliance that has kept the West […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2010

Gates: Europe’s Demilitarization Has Gone Too Far

By the AP

From the AP: Europeans’ aversion to military force is limiting NATO’s ability to fight wars effectively, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. In remarks to a forum on rewriting the basic mission plan for the NATO alliance, Gates called for far-reaching reforms in an organization that was created 61 years ago as a political and military […]

United States and Canada
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Kyle Atwell

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Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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David Auerswald

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Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade Energy & Commodities

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Ravipal Bains

Partner, McMillan LLP

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Suri Bandler

Software Architect, Bridgewater Associates

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Rita Baranwal

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