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.

Rasmussen: Sale of French Warship to Russia, “is not NATO Business”

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

Rasmussen: Sale of French Warship to Russia, “is not NATO Business”

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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

Rasmussen: Sale of French Warship to Russia, “is not NATO Business”

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
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NATOSource

Feb 23, 2010

Rasmussen: Sale of French Warship to Russia, “is not NATO Business”

By the Cable

  From the Cable: Rasmussen also commented briefly on the French sale of the Mistral amphibious assault ship to Russia, saying the sale is not a NATO issue. "This is not NATO business, this is a bilateral question between France and Russia," he said, "So as such, NATO is not engaged in this." As the first […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2010

Hillary Clinton: The Future of NATO

By the Atlantic Council

  From the Atlantic Council: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke on the future of NATO before the Atlantic Council on February 22. Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel offered welcoming remarks, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright introduced Secretary Clinton. Albright is the Chair of the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2010

U.S. Patriot Missiles in Poland Early April

By  Reuters

From Reuters: Poland is set to host a battery of U.S. Patriot missiles and the American troops to man it from the start of April, PAP news agency said Sunday. "The Defense Ministry expects the first stage of the stationing of a Patriot air-defense battery and a 100-man service team to get under way in the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2010

U.S. to Brief Russia and NATO Partners on Details of Missile Plan

By  UPI

  From UPI: The Russian permanent envoy to NATO said Friday a U.S. official will provide details of the U.S. missile defense program at an upcoming briefing. Envoy Dmitry Rogozin told Russia’s Interfax news agency the briefing by the U.S. official, whose identity was not released, would occur at a March 3 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 21, 2010

Alexander Haig, 1924-2010; Former Secretary of State and SACEUR

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post: Retired Army Gen. Alexander Haig, who held influential positions in the U.S. military and government and who as White House chief of staff shepherded Richard M. Nixon toward peacefully resigning the presidency, died Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from an infection. He was 85. Presidents Gerald R. Ford […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 20, 2010

US Missile Defence Plan Stalled as Ankara Resists Radar Base

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: President Barack Obama’s missile defence plan to counter Iran is facing resistance in Turkey because Ankara is reluctant to host a radar base unless other Nato countries also increase support for the system. While the US has identified Turkey as the best land-based site to provide coverage of Iranian short and medium-range […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 19, 2010

Final Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept in DC

By  NATO

From NATO: The fourth and final Strategic Concept Seminar convened for the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to advise the Alliance on a New Strategic Concept will take place at the National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The event is jointly hosted […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 19, 2010

Missile Defence in Europe: The Next Salvo

By the Economist

From the Economist: If American technology develops as expected, by 2018 the new shield would cover almost all of NATO’s European members against an Iranian attack—only a small part of Turkey would be exposed. That is a big change from the previous scheme, which was intended mainly to protect America from an intercontinental threat, leaving chunks […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 18, 2010

Large NATO Exercise Starts in Northern Norway

By the Barents Observer

From the Barents Observer: Near 9.000 soldiers from 14 countries participates when the exercise Cold Response 2010 started in Northern Norway this week. This year is the first time such NATO exercise also includes Swedish territory. The exercise involves land forces, air forces and naval forces. The portal of the Norwegian Armed Forces reports that […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 17, 2010

Stage Set for New Fight Over Missile Defense

By the Cable

From the Cable: A new gambit by Russia to link missile defense to a still-pending nuclear arms agreement is threatening to throw another wrench into plans to quickly sign and pass the deal in Congress. Russian officials including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have explicitly linked U.S. missile defense plans to the treaty. Now, two sources […]

United States and Canada
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Kyle Atwell

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Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Colombia

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David Auerswald

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Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

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Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade Energy & Commodities

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Economy & Business

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Ravipal Bains

Partner, McMillan LLP

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

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Suri Bandler

Software Architect, Bridgewater Associates

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Technology & Innovation

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Rita Baranwal

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative

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