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 West Shows No Willingness to Defend Freedom Against Russia

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

The West Shows No Willingness to Defend Freedom Against Russia

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

The West Shows No Willingness to Defend Freedom Against Russia

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 of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, April 17, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 5, 2014

The West Shows No Willingness to Defend Freedom Against Russia

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

[W]hat of the defense of freedom, about which Mr. Obama spoke at Warsaw’s Castle Square? The president and his European partners are going only so far as they perceive they can without unduly upsetting Mr. Putin.

Poland Russia
SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 23, 2013

NATOSource

Jun 5, 2014

NATO Commander Accuses Russia of Destabilizing Eastern Ukraine

By Adrian Croft and David Brunnstrom, Reuters

NATO’s top military commander accused Russia on Wednesday of destabilising eastern Ukraine through the use of Russian-backed forces and demanded that it stop interfering.

NATO Russia
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, May 9, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 4, 2014

Harper Sees ‘Long-Term Menace’ in Russia, Sending More Canadian Troops to Europe

By Steven Chase, Globe and Mail

Canada is sending additional troop to Eastern Europe as part of the NATO response to Russian aggression

NATO Russia
Canadian Parliament

NATOSource

Jun 4, 2014

Canadian Parliament Examining Joining US Missile Defense Program

By Murray Brewster, Canadian Press

Canada’s top commander at NORAD says participating in the U.S. ballistic missile program would mean smoother decision-making in a crisis if — or when — a hostile missile were on its way towards the continent.

Missile Defense Security & Defense
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico at NATO HQ, April 24, 2012

NATOSource

Jun 4, 2014

Slovakia and the Czech Republic Reject NATO Bases

By Jan Lopatka, Reuters

Slovakia joined neighbor the Czech Republic on Wednesday in effectively ruling out hosting NATO units, when Prime Minister Robert Fico said he could not imagine there would be foreign soldiers on its territory.

Central Europe NATO
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 3, 2014

Sikorski Calls for Major US Base in Poland

By Peter Baker, New York Times

Anxious about the threat from Moscow, Polish leaders have been pressing for a more robust deployment, and even creation of a permanent base on their territory.

NATO Poland
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, April 30, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 3, 2014

President Komorowski: Russia has No Right to Block Deployment of NATO Troops and Infratructure in Poland

By Bronislaw Komorowski, White House

I also wish to stress that it is our common concern that, at the Wales summit, of NATO to reconfirm the need for the greater engagement of NATO in the development of infrastructure that would facilitate the reception of the reinforcement forces in case of threat.

NATO Poland
President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 3, 2014

Obama Warns NATO Allies to Share Defense Burden: ‘We Can’t Do It Alone’

By Barack Obama, White House

Part of what I discussed with Secretary General of NATO Rasmussen and now with the new Secretary General Stoltenberg is the need to make sure that the collective defense effort is robust, it is ready, it is properly equipped.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
President Barack Obama and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 3, 2014

Obama Announces Billion Dollar Initiative to Strengthen European Security

By White House

From the White House:  Today, I’m announcing a new initiative to bolster the security of our NATO allies here in Europe.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Vilnius, June 1, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 2, 2014

NATO Parliamentary Assembly Calls for New Compact Between Europe and North America

By NATO Parliamentary Assembly

We must define the terms of a new compact between European and North American Allies. The current perception of an imbalance in the sharing of the burden for our security should be redressed.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
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Winnona DeSombre Bernsen

Nonresident Fellow

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

China Chinese

Millennium fellow

Oumar Diallo

Director, Fintech and Innovation, Financial Markets Authority

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Liliana Diaz

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Fellow

Hanna Dohmen

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese
Jenny Domino

Fellow

Jenny Domino

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy East Asia

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Mark Donig

Head of US, Blue Laurel Advisors

Millennium Leadership Program

Entrepreneurship Middle East
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Events

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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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