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.

UK Looks to Pad Defense Spending Data

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

UK Looks to Pad Defense Spending Data

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

UK Looks to Pad Defense Spending Data

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

Prime Minister David Cameron visits British Troops in Afghanistan, June 11, 2010

NATOSource

Mar 11, 2015

UK Looks to Pad Defense Spending Data

By Elizabeth Rigby and Sam Jones, Financial Times

David Cameron has asked ministers to investigate if the intelligence agencies budget can be counted as “defence spending”, as Downing Street eyes creative accountancy to head off US criticism of military spending.

Intelligence NATO

EconoGraphics

Mar 11, 2015

The Benefits of a Strong Dollar: Where Should You Go on Your Next Vacation?

By Global Business & Economics

There’s never been a better time to be a tourist—as long as you’re paying in dollars. Major currencies worldwide have plunged in value, meaning each US dollar buys more euros and renminbi today than it did one year ago.

Americas Economy & Business
The Aerorozvidka project has 16 drones

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2015

Ukraine’s Drone Warriors

By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

The Aerorozvidka project is one example of what you might call a war startup.

Drones Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2015

Don’t Ignore Coal, Nuclear Power, Says Southern CEO Fanning

By Larry Luxner

A sound energy policy must not ignore coal and nuclear power, says Thomas A. Fanning, CEO of Southern Co., one of the largest utilities in the United States. “Let’s take advantage of all the resources we have. Let’s use every arrow in our quiver,” Fanning said at a March 10 meeting hosted by the Atlantic […]

Energy & Environment United States and Canada
Pro-Russian fighters in Sloviansk, April 16, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2015

How Many Russians Are Fighting in Ukraine?

By Mark Urban, BBC

The Kremlin has denied its forces are directly involved in combat, but the latest estimate by US Lt Gen Ben Hodges, commander of the US Army in Europe, says 12,000 Russian troops are operating inside the neighbouring country.

NATO Russia
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, Oct. 9, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2015

Damon Wilson Makes the Case for Restoring Deterrence in Europe

By Damon Wilson, Atlantic Council

If we fail to stop Putin in Ukraine, we will face a series of conflicts and crises in the months and years to come.

Economy & Business NATO
Gen. Martin Dempsey and Gen. Pierre de Villiers aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, March 8, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2015

For the First Time, France Puts Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Under US Command

By Missy Ryan, Washington Post

When Gen. Martin Dempsey’s plane touched down Sunday on the deck of this ship, he became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in recent history — perhaps ever — to set foot on a French aircraft carrier, a sign of the two nations’ increasing operational unity in the campaign against the Islamic […]

France Iraq
"only one institution that can contain the conflict and deter it from spreading"

NATOSource

Mar 6, 2015

Time for Some Straight Talk on NATO

By Andrew A. Michta, American Interest

Unfortunately, there is a direct link between the lack of political will in Europe to respond to hard power emergencies and the stark decline in countries’ military capabilities and capacities.

Germany NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visiting the US Patriot unit deployed in Turkey, Oct. 10, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 6, 2015

US Senator: NATO Should Deploy Forces to Secure Turkey’s Border with Syria

By Dan Coats, Politico

Helping combat ISIL means a dramatic, full-scale effort to help our fellow NATO member state — Turkey — secure its border with Syria

NATO Security & Defense
US Capitol, May 4, 2004

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2015

Why the New US Congress Matters to Europe

By Robbie Gramer

Since the new, Republican-led Congress took office a few weeks ago, transatlantic policymakers should anticipate changes in Washington’s foreign policy atmosphere.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment
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Experts

Millennium fellow

Fatima Abbas

Director of Tribal and Native Affairs, Department of Treasury

Millennium Leadership Program

Politics & Diplomacy Rule of Law

Fellow

Grace Abuhamad

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Internet

Fellow

Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Policy

Staff

Iryna Adam

Research Associate

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Eastern Europe English

Fellow

Anca Agachi

Nonresident Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Paul Amato

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Missile Defense Nuclear Deterrence
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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