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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Nov 26, 2011

Russia says U.S. imposes missile shield on Europe

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Washington Thursday of imposing its plans to deploy a missile defence shield on European countries, a day after he threatened to retaliate if the United States pressed ahead with the project.

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Nov 26, 2011

Iranian general: “we will target NATO’s missile shield in Turkey” if attacked

By Fars News Agency

From Fars News Agency:  Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh underlined Iran’s crushing response to any enemy aggression, and warned that Tehran will target the NATO missile shield in Turkey in case it comes under attack.

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Nov 26, 2011

Russia’s Red Alert

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced today that he would "immediately put the missile attack early warning radar station in Kaliningrad on combat alert" and take other aggressive steps to counter NATO’s missile defense system. In an official statement reprinted on NATOSource, Medvedev claims this step was taken after NATO and the […]

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Nov 23, 2011

White House will not change missile defense plans despite Medvedev’s warning

By FoxNews

From FoxNews:  The U.S. is not planning on making any changes to its missile defense system in Europe, a U.S. official said Wednesday, despite a warning from Russia’s president that Moscow will target the U.S. system if Washington goes ahead and deploys the planned shield.

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Nov 23, 2011

Medvedev willing to sabotage US-Russia arms control unless agreement reached on NATO missile defense

By Charles Clover and James Blitz, the Financial Times

From Charles Clover and James Blitz, the Financial Times:  Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, has warned that a failure by the US to take into account Russian objections to a planned Nato anti-missile shield would spark a new arms race and derail efforts to improve frosty relations between Washington and Moscow.  Accusing the US and its […]

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Nov 23, 2011

Russia downplays US and NATO decisions on CFE treaty

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  NATO’s decision to curb its cooperation with Moscow on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty will not harm Russia’s interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. United States and a number of its NATO allies announced on Tuesday they will no longer exchange information on conventional weapons and troops with […]

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Nov 23, 2011

End of CFE? U.S. halts arms treaty cooperation with Russia

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The United States said on Tuesday it will stop sharing data with Russia under a treaty that limits conventional forces in Europe, saying it was doing so four years after Moscow halted its participation in the pact. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) limits the number of battle tanks, heavy […]

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Nov 23, 2011

Medvedev orders military to prepare “measures for disabling” NATO missile defense system

By Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia

From Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia:  Our only goal was to preserve the basic principle that Europe does not need new dividing lines, but rather, a common security perimeter with Russia’s equal and legally enshrined participation.

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Nov 22, 2011

Panetta expects European allies to address “key shortfalls” in time for next NATO summit in May

By Leon Panetta, the Department of Defense

From Leon Panetta, the Department of Defense:  The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations.

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Nov 22, 2011

Germany’s Military Reform: An American Perspective

By Peter Flory, the New Atlanticist

From Peter Flory, the New Atlanticist:  [T]he steps announced to reshape German armed forces and meet Germany’s stringent budget cutting goals are cause for concern for the U.S. and NATO, especially at a time when other leading European powers are also scaling back their capabilities.

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