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.

New satellites to extend China’s military reach

Inflection Points
Mar 31, 2025

‘What you’re witnessing is a revolution.’ Making sense of Trump’s head-spinning moves.

By
Frederick Kempe

As the past week made clear, the Trump administration is pushing ahead with what it sees as a revolution in the US approach to the world.

Economy & Business
Greenland

New satellites to extend China’s military reach

New Atlanticist
Mar 27, 2025

Our experts separate Signal from noise in the Trump team’s messages about bombing the Houthis

By
Atlantic Council experts

The still-unfolding revelations offer perhaps the clearest picture yet of how top officials in the Trump administration are thinking about US foreign policy.

Intelligence
Maritime Security

New satellites to extend China’s military reach

Issue Brief
Mar 27, 2025

Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

By
Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

To address threats from Russia and China and reduce trade overdependence on the United States, Canada’s federal government will need to consolidate economic power and devise an economic statecraft strategy that will leverage Canada’s economic tools to mitigate economic threats and vulnerabilities.

China
Cybersecurity

Content

NATOSource

Dec 30, 2011

New satellites to extend China’s military reach

By David Lague, Reuters

From David Lague, Reuters:  China this week reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou satellite global positioning network, a move that will bring it one step closer to matching U.S. space capabilities.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 27, 2011

NATO After Libya: Why the Alliance Is Worth Saving

By Kori Schake, Newsweek

From Kori Schake, Newsweek:  NATO’s membership has more than doubled to 28 countries since its inception in 1949, but its basic principle remains the same

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 25, 2011

Merry Christmas
United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 22, 2011

Public support in Finland for membership in NATO has “fallen sharply”

By Helsingin Sanomat

From Helsingin Sanomat:  Support for membership in the NATO military alliance has fallen sharply in the past year and a half. According to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and conducted by TNS Gallup, more than two thirds of Finns (68 per cent) are against joining the alliance.

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Dec 22, 2011

US-Azerbaijan Relations and Outlook for the South Caucasus

By Jason Harmala

On December 22, the Atlantic Council held a Eurasia Leadership Series discussion with Ambassador Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Patriciu Eurasia Center director Ross Wilson moderated the discussion.

The Caucasus United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2011

A Changing NATO for a Changing World

By John Adams, the Atlantic

From John Adams, the Atlantic:  NATO’s finest achievement is its contribution to the peaceful resolution of the Cold War.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2011

European Worries Over US Commitment a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, delivering his annual lecture to the Royal United Services Institute, identified as the first of his Grand Strategy concerns "Greater US military focus on the Pacific meaning less emphasis on Europe and her problems.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2011

The power of the anglosphere

By Neil Reynolds, the Globe and Mail

From Neil Reynolds, the Globe and Mail:  Now, in The New World Order, a study published in November by the London-based Legatum Institute, [American geographer Joel] Kotkin and nine academic associates conclude that the anglosphere will remain the ascendant player on the world stage for a long time to come.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2011

Obama Increasingly Alone on World Stage

By  Nikolas Gvosdev, World Policy Review

From Nikolas Gvosdev, World Policy Review:  The Obama administration entered office three years ago with high hopes that it could repair America’s relationships with other key powers in the world.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 19, 2011

Obama: “Vaclav Havel was a friend to America and to all who strive for freedom and dignity”

By Barack Obama, the White House

From Barack Obama, the White House:  I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing today of Vaclav Havel, a playwright and prisoner of conscience who became President of Czechoslovakia and of the Czech Republic.

United States and Canada
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Experts

Staff

Joe Costa

Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Andrei Covatariu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

Staff

Amy Cowley

Assistant Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Conflict North & West Africa

Fellow

Owen J. Daniels

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Staff

Lize de Kruijf

Program Assistant, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Dutch Economy & Business

Fellow

Peter J. Dean

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Australia Conflict
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Transmission 2026: Durable infrastructure and regulations for a new digital age
Energy & Environment Energy Transitions United States and Canada
Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

2026 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

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