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.

Ridding Germany of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

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

Ridding Germany of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

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

Ridding Germany of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

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

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NATOSource

Oct 28, 2009

Ridding Germany of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: There are, however, two hurdles Mr. [Guido] Westerwelle will have to jump. One is Europe’s two nuclear powers, Britain and France, which are afraid that after the U.S. arms are gone, their own nuclear weapons will come under scrutiny. The other is resistance inside the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. Many […]

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NATOSource

Oct 28, 2009

Obama’s European Honeymoon Is Over

By foreignpolicy.com

From foreignpolicy.com: In his 1962 speech, Kennedy called for a “Declaration of Interdependence” with Europe. The administration of George H.W. Bush produced the “Transatlantic Declaration.” President Bill Clinton launched the “New Transatlantic Agenda” and “Joint U.S.-EU Action Plan.” But no such vision has yet emerged from the Obama administration. Instead, framed by a pragmatic and […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 28, 2009

Biden Working To Make It All Quiet On The Eastern Front

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: He came. He reassured. And he left… Speaking to RFE/RL in Prague at the conclusion of his Eastern European trip, [U.S. Vice President Joe] Biden said the region’s concerns about President Barack Obama’s desire to reset relations with Russia were “understandable.” But, the U.S. vice president added, he believed he […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2009

Nato faces dilemma on Russia

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times: The perception of a continuing Russian threat to its near-abroad – not just to former Soviet republics such as Georgia and the Baltic states but also to former Warsaw Pact members such as Poland – motivates Nato’s new members. They pay lip service to its expeditionary role, but really they want […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2009

Nato backs McChrystal in snub to Biden plan

By the Independent

From the Independent: Nato defence ministers signalled their backing for the Afghan strategy put forward by the American commander General Stanley McChrystal yesterday in an implicit rejection of the alternative plan proposed by US Vice-President Joe Biden. The general had made an unscheduled appearance at the meeting of ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, to give a […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2009

Westerwelle: Germany Must be Free of Nuclear Weapons

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: Foreign Minister-designate Guido Westerwelle has renewed calls for a withdrawal of US nuclear weapons based in Germany, saying he would hold talks with the Obama administration on the issue… His comments came a day after his FDP party reached agreement with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives for a new center-right government scheduled to […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2009

Poland ready to accept new US missile defense deal

By the AP

From the AP: Poland’s prime minister said Wednesday that his country is ready to participate in President Barrack Obama’s revamped plan for a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe. Speaking alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Donald Tusk welcomed the Obama administration’s proposal for a missile shield that would replace a bulkier version previously planned […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2009

U.S. says not eyeing non-NATO states for shield

By Reuters

From Reuters: The United States does not envisage placing any elements of a revised missile defence system within non-NATO members and is not in consultations with any such states, a senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday. The comments by U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence Alexander Vershbow followed concern expressed in Russia last week at […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2009

EuroHawk UAV Finally Goes Global

By Popular Mechanics

From Popular Mechanics: Can a single unmanned aerial vehicle save the NATO alliance? Last week, German military brass and Northrop Grumman officials unveiled the EuroHawk, a UAV that performs long-endurance signal intelligence missions at more than 50,000 feet. (EuroHawk is an adapted Global Hawk, which the U.S. Air Force flies and plans to use to […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 19, 2009

United States admits tackling Italians over payments to the Taleban

By the Times (UK)

From the Times (UK): The US Government acknowledged for the first time yesterday that payment of protection money to the Taleban by Italian forces in Afghanistan was discussed by American officials and their Italian counterparts last year. A senior US official confirmed, two days after The Times reported that Italian authorities had paid the bribes, […]

United States and Canada
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Advisory Council member

Kaylin Marcotte

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Entrepreneurship United States and Canada

Staff

Alyxandra Marine

Associate Director and Resident Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management Defense Policy

Fellow

Ronald A. Marks

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

Staff

Mark J. Massa

Deputy Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy National Security

Staff

Ginger Matchett

Assistant Director

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Africa Americas

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Alisha Mathew

Senior Lawyer, Office of Amal Clooney

Millennium Leadership Program

Europe & Eurasia Human Rights
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Game Changers: Cures for 21st Century Biological Threats
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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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