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.

Why Europe Should Run NATO Without the United States

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Why Europe Should Run NATO Without the United States

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Why Europe Should Run NATO Without the United States

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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

NATOSource

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

NATOSource

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

NATOSource

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

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. 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 […]

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