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.

Barack Obama ‘risks Suez-like disaster’ in Afghanistan, says key military adviser

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.

Conflict
Iran

Barack Obama ‘risks Suez-like disaster’ in Afghanistan, says key military adviser

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

Barack Obama ‘risks Suez-like disaster’ in Afghanistan, says key military adviser

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

Nov 16, 2009

Barack Obama ‘risks Suez-like disaster’ in Afghanistan, says key military adviser

By the Guardian

From the Guardian: A key adviser to Nato forces warned today that Barack Obama risks a Suez-style debacle in Afghanistan if he fails to deploy enough extra troops and opts instead for a messy compromise… “Time is running out for us to make a decision. We can either put in enough troops to control the […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2009

US and EU: Transatlantic Partnership for the 21st Century

By Marc Grossman

In the 1970s, Henry Kissinger famously asked, “who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” After more than three decades, he may finally get his answer. Last week, the European parliament began debating the powers and responsibilities of a new president of Europe, a position made possible by the recent decision of […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 16, 2009

NATO may lose in Afghanistan

By the Economist

From the Economist: In August 2009 General Stanley McChrystal, America’s (and NATO’s) top commander in Afghanistan, said that the international effort there was at grave risk of failing. He reckoned he had a year to start turning things around, or risk losing American support. If that is right, while professing support for General McChrystal’s efforts, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2009

Americans and Western Europeans Agree on Afghanistan-Pakistan Extremist Threat

By the Pew Research Center

From the Pew Research Center: A transatlantic consensus exists with regard to the threat posed by extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, even though Americans and Western Europeans generally disagree about what policy to pursue in Afghanistan. A 14-nation survey by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project, conducted Aug. 27 through Sept. 24, finds Americans […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 10, 2009

Europe is not yet whole, free or entirely at peace

By the Miami Herald

From the Miami Herald: Europe is not yet whole, free or at peace. Throughout wider Europe other walls remain — historical animosities, ethnic hatreds, struggles for power and control. Festering tensions can explode, as we discovered in the Balkans and again last year when Russia clashed with Georgia. Successful reforms could resonate significantly across the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 10, 2009

Freedom Award for NATO Troops

By SHAPE

From SHAPE: Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, accepted a Freedom Award on behalf of NATO troops during a gala banquet of the Atlantic Council in Berlin November 8, the day before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. From the Bridge: I was truly humbled by the privilege of accepting […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2009

US to send $100M worth of weapons to Georgia

By Russia Today

From Russia Today: The US has offered to sell Georgia up to $100 million worth of weapons, which would include, among others, a sophisticated air defense system, small arms and ammunition, according to Russian security services… The head of the General Staff, Aleksandr Shlyakhturov, told the agency [TASS] that, according to the information at their […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2009

Secretary Clinton sees NATO as a “Cornerstone of a Global Architecture of Cooperation”

By the U.S. Department of State

From the U.S. Department of State: “We owe it to ourselves and to those who yearn for the same freedoms that are enjoyed and even taken for granted in Berlin today. And we need to form an even stronger partnership to bring down the walls of the 21st century, and to confront those who hide […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 7, 2009

Russian Deputy Says Polish Comments Could Hurt Relations

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the Duma’s International Affairs Committee, said in Moscow that [Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw] Sikorski’s statement about Russia threatening Polish security is “absolutely groundless and unacceptable.” He added that the Russian Foreign Ministry should respond to Sikorski’s statement. Kosachev’s comment came after Russian media outlets quoted […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 6, 2009

A NATO Without Turkey?

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: Today, the Turkish military can do little but watch as the secular, democratic, pro-Western republic established by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the early 1900s is undermined. While it’s still too early to write Turkey out of NATO, in the not so distant future, the alliance will reach a decision point. […]

United States and Canada
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Robert Bradley

Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

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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

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Chris Brummer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Nathan Bruschi

Chief Executive Officer, Anchorwork Inc.

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society East Asia
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Public Event Fri, April 10, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

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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.
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