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.

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

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

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

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

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

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 16, 2009

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

By AFP

From AFP: The United States will deploy ground-to-air Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010 and is discussing its plans for a new anti-missile system with Warsaw, a US defence official said Friday. “We presented some detailed information on how the rotations of our Patriot batteries would be conducted over the next few years under the […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2009

Soft Power is Dead, Long Live Soft Power

By Derek Reveron

Just three weeks ago, the International Olympics Committee signaled that a new era in international affairs had finally begun. By eliminating Chicago a personal appeal by President Obama, the IOC subtly told the United States that its unipolar moment was over. Instead, future international affairs will be dominated by different regional power centers-the European Union, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 16, 2009

Russia concerned by U.S. missile shield talks with non-NATO states

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russia is concerned by U.S. missile defense talks with countries outside NATO, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday. The statement came following reports on talks between the United States and Ukraine on the possible use of the latter’s radars or deployment of a new radar in the ex-Soviet state as […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 15, 2009

NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO’s top defence officials will examine proposals on Saturday for a big troop surge to contain Afghanistan’s escalating insurgency but any such move hinges on a decision by the U.S. president, NATO military officials said… Military Committee members told Reuters the response of others in the 28-nation NATO alliance to McChrystal’s call, and […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2009

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: The View from Europe

By Benjamin Preisler

The announcement of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize has thus far been met mostly with consternation in Europe. As in the U.S., most commentators view his intentions positively but consider the award to be premature, with the President not even a year into his term and having few concrete accomplishments to his name.

United States and Canada

Report

Oct 15, 2009

Resetting the Transatlantic Economic Council

The Trans-Atlantic Economic Council (TEC) is at a crossroads.  It has great potential as a forum for discussing strategic issues between the United States and Europe but is often bogged down in single-issue gridlock.Download the PDF

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

NATOSource

Oct 14, 2009

US faults Turks for canceling NATO air exercises

By the AP

From the AP: State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday, however, that “as to the question of whether there was a government that was invited to participate and then removed at the last minute, we think it’s inappropriate for any nation to be removed from an exercise like this at the last minute.” He was […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 13, 2009

Nuclear security summit will be held in Washington in April – Lavrov

By Interfax

From Interfax: A nuclear security summit will be held in Washington in April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the area of nonproliferation, “Russia and the United States agreed to work on several tracks, including preparing a review conference of the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2009

Defensive on Missile Defense

By the Atlantic Council

From the Atlantic Council: [T]he Obama team has struggled to counter criticism that its missile defense decision undermines its Czech and Polish allies and weakens Central Europe’s confidence in U.S. leadership. Critics say that the administration’s rollout of its policy and its poor consultations with allies left much to be desired. Even Under Secretary Tauscher […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2009

Solana: The EU is a “Global Provider of Security”

By Zaman

From Zaman: 2009 is a landmark year for the European Union’s role in the world. It marks 10 years of European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), during which the EU became a global provider of security, making a real difference to people’s lives all over the world. At the same time, we are on the […]

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