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.

Special Summit Series: Norway and NATO

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

Special Summit Series: Norway and NATO

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

Special Summit Series: Norway and NATO

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

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, August 14, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 14, 2014

Special Summit Series: Norway and NATO

By Magnus Nordenman

Norway is in many ways a unique NATO member that currently finds itself in an advantageous position in comparison to its fellow European allies.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
A cave facility in Norway used by the US military, 1997

NATOSource

Aug 13, 2014

Pentagon Increasing Its Arsenal of Weapons in Norway’s Caves

By Dan Lamothe, Washington Post

In the heart of Norway’s countryside, the U.S. military is bolstering its arsenal of weapons with tanks, gun trucks and other armored vehicles along with hundreds of containers of equipment.

Iraq NATO
US/UK flags

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2014

US-UK Relationship: ‘Not Only Special, But Essential’

By Matthew Barzun, US Department of State

We are drawing down our presence in Afghanistan, but stepping up our support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression and intimidation.

NATO Security & Defense
USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 5, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 12, 2014

Why is the Mediterranean Relatively Peaceful?

By Victor Davis Hanson, National Review

For the last 70 years, the Mediterranean has been quieter than at any other time in its long history . . . Why?

Middle East NATO
Gen. Philip Breedlove, Amb. Douglas Lute, and Gen. Knud Bartels, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 8, 2014

NATO Members Must Step Up and Spend More on Defense

By Douglas Lute, Telegraph

Since 1949 NATO has been the Trans-Atlantic community’s answer to crises: the Cold War, the Balkans, and, most recently, Afghanistan.

NATO Security & Defense

Trade in Action

Aug 7, 2014

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

Canada-EU FreeTrade Deal may pave Way for US Agreement Canada and the EU have agreed on a final text for their free trade agreement this Tuesday. Although smaller in monetary terms, the agreement covers even more areas than the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement currently negotiated between the US and the EU. As a […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
US Rangers boarding MH-47 helicopter, May 31, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 7, 2014

Pentagon May Review Force Levels in Europe, Senior Official Says

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

If tensions between Russia and the West continue to mount, the Pentagon this fall may launch a far-reaching review of the U.S. military’s footprint in Europe, the Defense Department’s number two official said.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Stuttgart, Aug. 6, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 7, 2014

Hagel: Growing Threat of Russia Invading Ukraine

By Lolita Baldor, AP

Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border increases the threat of an invasion by President Vladimir Putin’s army, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday.

NATO Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin, June 5, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 6, 2014

The West Must Prepare for a Wounded Putin to Become Even More Aggressive

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

A month ago, Russian President Vladi­mir Putin appeared to be successfully executing his campaign to destabilize Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, May 8, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 5, 2014

Special Summit Series: Poland and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Poland approaches the NATO September 4 summit intent on decisions that will strengthen the Alliance’s capability for collective defense.

NATO NATO Partnerships
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Hung Tran

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

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Matt Trunkey

Program Assistant

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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Clara Tsao

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

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Wendy Villalta

Assistant Director

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Anton Vuljaj

Vice President, Koch

Millennium Leadership Program

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Howard Wachtel

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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