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.

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Jun 7, 2012

Russia accuses U.S. of encouraging Georgian revenge

By Reuters/Chicago Tribune

From Reuters/Chicago Tribune: Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of encouraging Georgia to seek revenge against Moscow for a 2008 war, a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised new U.S. military support for Tbilisi.

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Jun 6, 2012

Clinton on Georgia-US defense cooperation and NATO membership

By Hillary Clinton, Department of State

From Hillary Clinton, Department of State:  Reforming and modernizing Georgia’s defense establishment is also one of our shared priorities.

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Jun 6, 2012

A New Shield Over Europe

By Ivo Daalder, the New York Times

From Ivo Daalder, the New York Times:  The alliance made many critical decisions in Chicago; one of the most important was the declaration of an interim NATO ballistic missile-defense capability

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Event Recap

Jun 6, 2012

USAID Partnerships in Innovation with India

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a public, off-the-record discussion on with Nisha Biswal, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) assistant administrator for Asia.

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Jun 5, 2012

NATO chief to visit Australia

By AFP

From AFP:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen overnight announced his first ever visit to Australia.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 5, 2012

The Quandaries of Anti-Interventionist Advocacy

By Dan Trombly

For those seeking to limit the role of military interventions in American foreign policy, making arguments convincing for a policymaking audience has been a persistent difficulty. Despite the existence of a significant popular aversion to intervention, mobilizing members of the policymaking elite behind anti-interventionist policy choices has always been difficult, and anti-interventionist stances, at least […]

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Jun 5, 2012

Syrian Intervention Risks Upsetting Global Order

By Henry Kissinger, the New Atlanticist

From Henry Kissinger, the New Atlanticist:  This form of humanitarian intervention distinguishes itself from traditional foreign policy by eschewing appeals to national interest or balance of power — rejected as lacking a moral dimension.

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Jun 5, 2012

Syrian Intervention Risks Upsetting Global Order

By Henry Kissinger, the New Atlanticist

From Henry Kissinger, the New Atlanticist:  This form of humanitarian intervention distinguishes itself from traditional foreign policy by eschewing appeals to national interest or balance of power — rejected as lacking a moral dimension.

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Jun 4, 2012

Britain’s Royal Navy can’t muster a dozen ship’s for a naval review to honor Queen’s diamond jubilee

By Neil Tweedie and Thomas Harding, the Telegraph

From Neil Tweedie and Thomas Harding, the Telegraph:  Britain is celebrating only the second diamond jubilee in its history. The occasion calls for a naval review, a staple of coronations and other great moments in the life of the nation, but it is not to be.

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Jun 4, 2012

Britain fears NATO military gaps after US shift to Asia

By NewsCore

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