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.

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NATOSource

May 21, 2009

Second Stage Of Nato Exercises Begins In Georgia

By Turkish Weekly

From Turkish Weekly: “On May 21, the military base in Vaziani in a suburb of Tbilisi will host the second phase of field training exercises within the NATO program ‘Partnership for Peace’, which is called the ‘Cooperative Lancer 09. The Georgian Defense Ministry, thousands of soldiers from 14 countries – nine NATO countries (USA, Albania, […]

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NATOSource

May 18, 2009

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters: “Here are figures for foreign military deaths as a result of violence or accidents in Afghanistan since 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:Britain 159Canada 118Denmark 22**France 27*Germany 31Spain 25Netherlands 19United States 683Other nations 68TOTAL: 1,152

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NATOSource

May 15, 2009

U.S. pilots train Finns in aerial refueling operations

By Air Force Link

From Air Force Link: “A group of Airmen with the 100th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Tampere, Finland, May 2 to participate in a week-long exercise with Navy and Finnish Air Force F-18 Hornet pilots. The Airmen helped teach the Finnish pilots how to refuel in-air from a KC-135 Stratotanker. The exercise marks the first […]

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NATOSource

May 13, 2009

Energy conflicts could bring military clashes, Russian security strategy warns

By the Guardian

Medvedev signs new National Security Strategy which identifies NATO and conflicts over energy sources as threats to Russia. From the Guardian: “The document, which will form Russia’s national security strategy until 2020, also warns of the threat posed to Russia by Nato. The paper says Moscow wants a ‘fully fledged strategic partnership’ with Washington but […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 16, 2009

Spain Rejects ‘Bush Six’ Torture Trial

By Valerie Nichols

Spain’s Attorney General today rejected a judge’s decision to open an investigation against six Bush Administration officials. The AG’s recommendation was sought by a group of human rights lawyers and the judge hoping to bring cases against “The Bush Six” for their alleged sanctioning of torture.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2009

Fiat CEO: Cut Wages or No Chrysler Deal

By James Joyner

The Obama administration’s attempt to shepherd a shotgun marriage between Chrysler and Fiat appears to be in serious trouble. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is demanding major concessions from labor unions before agreeing to any deal — and is offering next to nothing in return.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2009

The U.S.-Mexico Drug Problem: In Our Own Neighborhood

By Lynn Roche

Last week President Obama told Europe that the U.S. is going to behave differently in the international arena.  Whether you believe this can happen or not, our southern neighbors will be waiting for the same news at the Summit of the Americas and in Mexico this week.  We should deliver that message and follow it […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2009

Hedging Our Relations with Russia

By Bernard Finel

The recent spate of activity in U.S.-Russian relations is fundamentally about the whether the United States ought to be hedging against future Russian hostility. 

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New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2009

Obama’s Russia Reset – Don’t Forget About Congress

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev had a cordial meeting last week. No major breakthroughs occurred, but both men indicated that they could do business together. That’s not going to be enough.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2009

Barack Obama’s Excellent Adventure

By David Smith

This is a marathon foreign policy week for US President Barack Obama.  The next six days will leave a bold imprint on how American foreign policy is perceived in the world, indeed, on what Obama can achieve during his term.

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