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.

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

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

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

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

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

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

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

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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
European flags in Brussels

NATOSource

Jul 30, 2014

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror

By Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times

Kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda, bankrolling its operations across the globe.

Europe & Eurasia Sahel
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

NATOSource

Jul 29, 2014

US Says Russia Violated Arms Treaty

By Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

The United States has concluded that Russia violated a landmark arms control treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Challenger tank of the King's Royal Hussars, July 16, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2014

Europe Needs a Cold War Lesson in Deterrence

By Philip Stephens, Financial Times

Europeans have been slow to recognise the world as it is rather than as they imagined.

Europe & Eurasia NATO
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, May 20, 2012

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2014

Canada is First NATO Member to Impose Sectoral Sanctions on Russia

By Stephen Harper, Globe and Mail

Russia’s aggressive militarism and expansionism are a threat to more than just Ukraine; they are a threat to Europe, to the rule of law and to the values that bind Western nations. Canada will not stand idly by in the face of this threat.

NATO Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 17, 2014

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Jul 25, 2014

US Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Aggression to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland

By Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new use of Russian military force inside Ukraine harkens back to 1939 when Joseph Stalin led a Russian invasion of Poland, and Dempsey predicted Putin was far from finished.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
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Experts

Advisory Council member

<strong>Mary Morrison Alberg</strong>

Founder & Managing Partner, Ridge Road Group

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Crisis Management

Fellow

Jason C. Moyer

Nonresident Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Staff

Jack Muldoon

Program Assistant

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Digital Policy

Millennium fellow

Junaid Nabi

Senior Researcher, Harvard Business School

Millennium Leadership Program

Coronavirus Disinformation

Fellow

Nisha Narayanan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business India

Fellow

Abrão Neto

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil English
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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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