United States and Canada

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.

Who will Defend the Baltics? NATO, the US and Baltic Sea Security

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

Who will Defend the Baltics? NATO, the US and Baltic Sea Security

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

Who will Defend the Baltics? NATO, the US and Baltic Sea Security

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

US Marine in BALTOPS, June 14, 2012

NATOSource

Mar 7, 2016

Who will Defend the Baltics? NATO, the US and Baltic Sea Security

By Anna Wieslander

In times of tension with Russia, security for the other Baltic Sea states is highly dependent on external allies.

NATO NATO Partnerships
US Abrams tanks in a military exercise in Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 7, 2016

US Considering Permanent Return of One or More Army Brigades to Europe

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

The Pentagon is discussing plans to permanently move one or more Army brigade combat teams back to Europe, where the top American commander has signaled an urgent need to shore up allied defenses against the Russians, Military Times has learned.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2016

Move Ahead with TTIP

By Andrea Montanino and E. Anthony Wayne

European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman will meet March 11 and again on March 18 to take stock of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. If successful, TTIP will take the US-EU trade and investment relationship to new heights, create economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic, […]

Economy & Business European Union

Defense Industrialist

Mar 5, 2016

The defense economics of John McCain, Part 2

By James Hasik

How more of “Economics 101” would slowly restructure the US armed forces Senator John McCain has a penchant for what the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live might have called Simple Caveman Economics. As I review the pronouncements from his perch at the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain seems to hew markedly to four […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Mar 4, 2016

TTIP: Window of Opportunity is Closing

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis & TK Spandhla

The 12th round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) concluded last week in Brussels on an optimistic tone. The Chief Negotiator for the EU announced significant advances in most negotiating areas, including on the Investor-State-Dispute Settlement (ISD), which had been frozen for months. His US counterpart expressed confidence in reaching an ambitious deal in the second half of the year, rejecting calls for a “TTIP lite”.

Economy & Business European Union

Defense Industrialist

Mar 2, 2016

“General, you’re fired.”

By James Hasik

The business of defense under President Donald J. Trump Now that we’ve had a super Tuesday, it’s Groundhog Day. Perhaps Hillary and The Donald are seeing their shadows, and we’ll have another six weeks before the big parties’ nominees are absolutely known. And yet, I’m feeling a sense déjà vu after reading another round of anguished editorials: […]

Defense Industry Politics & Diplomacy
British Marines skiing in Norway, Feb. 17, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2016

NATO Warned of Vulnerability to Moscow in Eastern Europe

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

A chorus of voices across Nato is warning that the alliance cannot defend Europe’s eastern border against an increasingly aggressive Russia.

Germany NATO

Defense Industrialist

Feb 26, 2016

The defense economics of John McCain, part 1

By James Hasik

What if all development contracts were fixed-price? Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, is hopping mad about the bomber formerly known as the Long Range Strike Bomber. The B-21, as Air Force Secretary Deborah James named the LRS-B today, is to be developed by Northrop Grumman under a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. McCain […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business

EconoGraphics

Feb 25, 2016

TTIP: Cutting the Red Tape

By Global Business and Economics

The 12th round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) unfolded this week in Brussels between the EU and their American counterparts. At a time when both parties are stuck with weak growth (and persistent high unemployment in Europe), the importance of TTIP cannot be understated.

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Atlantic Council Argentina Trade Minister Event Featured in Politico

By Atlantic Council

Read the full article here.

Latin America United States and Canada
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Experts

Staff

Robert Bradley

Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

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

Fellow

Chris Brummer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Millennium fellow

Nathan Bruschi

Chief Executive Officer, Anchorwork Inc.

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society East Asia
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Events

Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

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.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union