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.

Gen. Hogg nominated to represent US on NATO’s Military Committee

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

Gen. Hogg nominated to represent US on NATO’s Military Committee

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

Gen. Hogg nominated to represent US on NATO’s Military Committee

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

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2012

Gen. Hogg nominated to represent US on NATO’s Military Committee

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

From John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes:  Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, commander of U.S. Army Africa/Southern European Task Force, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and to serve as the U.S. military representative on the NATO Military Committee

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2012

Alliance problems in East Asia highlight unique value of NATO

By Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

From Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy:  First, a May 2012 agreement to increase security cooperation and intelligence sharing between South Korea and Japan (a move that the United States clearly supported) has foundered in recent weeks

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 16, 2012

The American pivot depends on Europe to take care of its neighborhood

By Sven Biscop, the New Atlanticist

From Sven Biscop, the New Atlanticist:  Inadvertently or not, the United States is now demanding European strategic autonomy, at least regionally

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 13, 2012

U.S. defense companies prepare for decade-long downturn

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

Cybersecurity Drones

New Atlanticist

Jul 13, 2012

US Presidential Campaign Drive Overshadows Larger Issues

By Harlan Ullman

Politics in the United States have deteriorated to the point that winning elections has transcended the need for providing effective government. Perpetual campaigning, matched by a perpetual Easter egg hunt for money, has become the default setting for politicians elected to both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. This year’s presidential election is further evidence of this […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jul 12, 2012

Is the Franco-British strategic defense relationship in danger?

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  The Franco-British strategic defense relationship matters.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 12, 2012

How Syria Divided the World

By Michael Ignatieff, New York Review of Books

From Michael Ignatieff, New York Review of Books:  Syria is the moment in which the West should see that the world has truly broken into two.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 12, 2012

U.S. Special Forces to remain in Afghanistan until at least 2017

By Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics

From Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics:  Alpha’s men will be among the nearly 10,000 special operators in Afghanistan in 2013, preparing for the administration’s 2014 exit of major combat troops.

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Jul 11, 2012

Strategy Sesssion with General Phillip Breedlove, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe

On Tuesday, July 11, the Atlantic Council hosted General Philip M. Breedlove, nominated to become the next commander of US Air Forces in Europe, for an off-the-record strategy session to discuss the challenges and opportunities he will face as commander. Participants advised General Breedlove on a variety of topics, from regional partnerships to budgetary constraints, […]

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2012

Putin says the West is on the decline

By Thomas Grove, Reuters

From Thomas Grove, Reuters:  President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the West’s influence was waning as its economy declines but warned Russian diplomats to be on their guard against a backlash from Moscow’s former Cold War enemies.

Economy & Business United States and Canada
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Experts

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Beatriz Guillen

Executive Director, The Resource Foundation

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society Entrepreneurship

Fellow

Trevor H. Rudolph

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoTech Center

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Adam Hammer

Nonresident Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Katie Harbath

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Elections

Millennium fellow

Chynna Hawes

China Director, Edelman Global Advisory

Millennium Leadership Program

East Asia Economy & Business

Millennium fellow

John Heinemann

Senior Counsel, United States Senate

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business United States and Canada
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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.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union