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.

End of NATO’s Libya Intervention Means Financial Relief for Allies

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Mar 31, 2025

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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.

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End of NATO’s Libya Intervention Means Financial Relief for Allies

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End of NATO’s Libya Intervention Means Financial Relief for Allies

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Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

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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.

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NATOSource

Nov 1, 2011

End of NATO’s Libya Intervention Means Financial Relief for Allies

By Jessica Rettig, U.S. News & World Report

From Jessica Rettig, U.S. News & World Report:  With burgeoning concerns over government spending, cost had been a point of resistance among some members of Congress and the public over U.S. involvement in Libya.

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NATOSource

Oct 31, 2011

Hillary’s War: Clinton credited with key role in success of NATO airstrikes, Libyan rebels

By Joby Warrick, the Washington Post

From Joby Warrick, the Washington Post:   At 5:45 p.m. on March 19, three hours before the official start of the air campaign over Libya, four French Rafale jet fighters streaked across the Mediterranean coastline to attack a column of tanks heading toward the rebel city of Benghazi.

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NATOSource

Oct 30, 2011

NATO’s Success in Libya

By Ivo H. Daalder and James G. Stavridis, the International Herald Tribune

From Ivo H. Daalder and James G. Stavridis, the International Herald Tribune:  Monday, Oct. 31st, seven months after it started, NATO’s operation in Libya will come to an end.

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NATOSource

Oct 30, 2011

Obama administration has proposed a new security alliance with 6 Arab nations

By Thom Shanker and Steven Lee Myers, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and Steven Lee Myers, the New York Times:  With an eye on the threat of a belligerent Iran, the administration is also seeking to expand military ties with the six nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

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NATOSource

Oct 30, 2011

Police raid Bosnian village linked to Friday’s attack against US embassy

By Almir Alic and Aida Cerkez, the AP

From Almir Alic and Aida Cerkez, the AP:  Special police units raided homes Saturday in a Bosnian village linked to the gunman who fired an automatic weapon at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo in what authorities called a terrorist attack.

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NATOSource

Oct 26, 2011

NATO to Lead on Libya Ties, Panetta Says

By Elisabeth Bumiller and Martin Fackler, the New York Times

From Elisabeth Bumiller and Martin Fackler, the New York Times:   Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta declined on Tuesday to say whether the United States would have a future military relationship with Libya and instead said he would take cues from allies in Europe.

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NATOSource

Oct 25, 2011

U.S. dismantling its most powerful nuclear bomb

By the AP

From the AP:  The last of the nation’s most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.

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NATOSource

Oct 24, 2011

Afghan President Says His Country Would Back Pakistan in a Clash With the U.S.

By Ray Rivera and Sangar Rahimi , the New York Times

From Ray Rivera and Sangar Rahimi , the New York Times:  Days after he stood with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and accused Pakistan of harboring his country’s enemies, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said this weekend that his country would support Pakistan if it ever went to war with the United States. 

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NATOSource

Oct 24, 2011

Is NATO’s intervention in Libya a model for future wars?

By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  The United States military has spent just $1.1 billion in Libya, and in the words of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., “didn’t lose a single life.” He added that “this is more of the prescription for how to deal with the world as we […]

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Oct 24, 2011

Future of overseas bases under Congressional attack

By Catherine Cheney and Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO

From Catherine Cheney and Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO:  [D]uring the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Ashton Carter to be deputy defense secretary, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) put it bluntly, “For our economy, it’s better for those troops to be in the United States, spending their wealth and creating tax growth for the local communities […]

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Policy Analyst, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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Mir Sadat

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Mary Saunders

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Economy & Business Technology & Innovation

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Margaritis Schinas

Distinguished Fellow

Europe Center

English European Union

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Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner

Director, Research & Impact, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

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Kaley Scholl

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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