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.

Importance of US Decision to Sell Armed Drones to Allies

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

Importance of US Decision to Sell Armed Drones to Allies

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

Importance of US Decision to Sell Armed Drones to Allies

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

MQ-9 Reaper, July 30, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 20, 2015

Importance of US Decision to Sell Armed Drones to Allies

By Paul McLeary, Defense News

A number of new programs being implemented by Washington and NATO partners may have a big impact on how Europe equips itself, and how and when they deploy their forces in the future.

Drones NATO
The leaders of Belarus, Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine, Feb. 11, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 14, 2015

Stephen Walt Makes the Case for Appeasing Russia

By Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy

Those who favor arming Ukraine are also applying “deterrence model” remedies to what is almost certainly a “spiral model” situation.

NATO Russia
US Ambassador to NATO Douglas E. Lute

NATOSource

Feb 13, 2015

US Ambassador Applauds Changes in NATO Force Structure

By Douglas Lute, US Mission to NATO

[T]he force posture that NATO has had for the last 20 years or so when it went on operations, extended operations in the Balkans and in Afghanistan, was not best suited for these demands that we now face on our periphery.

NATO Security & Defense
Ukrainian armored unit, Jan, 3, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 12, 2015

Mearsheimer: Don’t Arm Ukraine

By John J. Mearsheimer, New York Times

Sending weapons to Ukraine will not rescue its army and will instead lead to an escalation in the fighting. Such a step is especially dangerous because Russia has thousands of nuclear weapons and is seeking to defend a vital strategic interest.

Germany NATO
Ash Carter testifying to Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 4, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 12, 2015

Ash Carter’s Priorities for NATO

By John T. Bennett and Paul McLeary, Defense News

The United States and NATO should reject Russian assertions that Moscow is entitled to a “sphere of influence” in Eastern Europe — and build militaries capable of handling “any opponent,” said the nominee to be the next US defense secretary.

NATO Russia
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, Jan. 16, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 11, 2015

Obama to Cameron: Maintain UK Defense Spending or Weaken NATO

By Ben Farmer, Telegraph

Barack Obama has told David Cameron that Britain must stick to its Nato spending target, or set a damaging example to its European allies.

NATO Security & Defense
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Oct. 17, 2012

NATOSource

Feb 10, 2015

Putin Security Aide Warns US Over Arms For Ukraine

By Kathrin Hille, Financial Times

A key security adviser to Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused the US of seeking to drag Russia directly into war in Ukraine through a possible plan to arm Kiev, underlining the seriousness with which Moscow would greet such a move.

NATO Nuclear Nonproliferation
Lt. Gen. Frederick Ben Hodges, Nov. 13, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2015

Commander of US Army in Europe Sees Russia Mobilizing for War

By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

‘I believe the Russians are mobilizing right now for a war that they think is going to happen in five or six years

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Spanish paratroopers in Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2008

NATOSource

Feb 5, 2015

Spain to Lead New NATO Spearhead Force in 2016

By Naftali Bendavid, Wall Street Journal

Six European countries said Thursday they would rotate the leadership of NATO’s new rapid-response force, and the U.S. pledged to contribute intelligence, airlift capacity and other key support.

NATO Security & Defense
US Navy F-18s after conducting air strikes in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2015

Infographic: Coalition Airpower Against ISIL in 2014

By Department of Defense

Airpower data for the international coalition fighting ISIL.

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Rachel Gillum

Nonresident Fellow

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Digital Policy Human Rights

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Michelle S. Giuda

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Staff

Katherine Golden

Associate Director, Editorial

Economy & Business French

Fellow

Nicole Goldin

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Christy Goldsmith Romero

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Fellow

David L. Goldwyn

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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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.
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