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.

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

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.

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Iran

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

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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

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

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Feb 25, 2026

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

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Julia Nesheiwat

The region is rapidly becoming a geopolitical arena where Russia and China’s deepening cooperation challenges Western dominance.

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Content

Soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 27, 2015

The Case for NATO’s Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe

By Artur Kacprzyk, PISM

Calls for a permanent NATO presence will not die down any time soon, given the persistence of Poland and the Baltic States both before and after the Wales summit.

Central Europe NATO

Defense Industrialist

Aug 26, 2015

JLTV

By James Hasik

If it can hold on, Oshkosh’s win may restructure the military truck industry. The US Army and the US Marine Corps have chosen their supplier for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), their replacement for Humvees, and supplement to MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). For now, and presumably the next decade, that supplier is Wisconsin’s Oshkosh […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, Jan. 5, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2015

For the First Time, US Deploying F-22 Stealth Fighter Jets to Europe

By Department of Defense, Defense News, and Washington Post

From Deborah Lee James and Mark Welsh, Department of Defense.  Secretary James:  Russia’s military activity in the Ukraine continues to be of great concern to us and to our European allies.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, June 25, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 24, 2015

Secretary of Defense Carter on Russia and NATO

By Ash Carter, Foreign Affairs

[W]e continue to have the magnetic power to attract everyone around the world. As I travel around the world, I see that they all want more—more association with us, more contribution from us.

NATO Russia
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, May 2, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 19, 2015

Kissinger on Germany’s Role in New European Security Environment

By Jacob Heilbrunn and Henry Kissinger

Excerpts from interview of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger by Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest.

Germany Russia
Polish President Andrzej Duda, August 6, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 19, 2015

New President Wants Poland to be a Leader in Regional Security

By Jan Cienski, Politico Europe

Barely a week into his term, Poland’s new president is moving to realize a hallmark campaign promise: To pivot central Europe’s most important country to closer security ties with its immediate eastern neighbors.

Germany NATO
US Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Sept. 10, 2011

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2015

US Launches Biggest Allied Airborne Drills in Europe Since Cold War Ended

By AFP

The United States said Tuesday it has launched the biggest allied airborne drills in Europe since the Cold War ended, as fighting involving pro-Russian separatists escalated in eastern Ukraine.

Germany Southern & Southeastern Europe
Then Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visiting US Patriot missile unit in Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2015

Delicate Negotiations Behind Withdrawal of Patriot Missile Units from Turkey

By New York Times and Reuters

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  The United States said Sunday that it would withdraw two Patriot missile-defense batteries from southern Turkey this fall, a sign that the Pentagon believes the risk of Syrian Army missile attacks has eased since the Patriots were deployed in 2013.

Germany Missile Defense
US Patriot missile unit near Gaziantep, Turkey, May 6, 2008

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2015

Joint Statement by the United States and Turkey on Removal of Patriot Missile Units

By US Embassy in Ankara

The United States has informed the Turkish government that the U.S. deployment of Patriot air and missile defense units in Turkey which expires in October will not be renewed beyond the end of the current rotation.

Missile Defense NATO

In the News

Aug 14, 2015

LeBaron on Campaign Foreign Policy Rhetoric

By Richard LeBaron

Bloomberg quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on why campaign rhetoric does not always indicate how Presidents will actually govern:

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