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.

Strategy Session with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria

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

Strategy Session with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria

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

Strategy Session with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria

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

Event Recap

Dec 9, 2011

Strategy Session with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria

By Jason Harmala

On December 9, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Svetlin Yovchev, national security advisor to Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria. He was previously head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security and earlier he worked in the former National Security Service.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Event Recap

Dec 9, 2011

Security and Partnership in an Age of Austerity

By Jason Harmala

On December 9, the Atlantic Council hosted a conversation with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, moderated by Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius.

United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Dec 8, 2011

US Lessons for the Eurozone Restoring Confidence through Transparency

By Julie Chon

As European leaders meet to decide the future of the Eurozone, Julie Chon argues in a new Atlantic Council – Bertelsmann Foundation issue brief that Europe must learn from the United States’ TARP experience, and match a sizeable bazooka with a clear and transparent process for markets to understand how financial mechanisms will work. She […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Dec 8, 2011

Russia says NATO is running out of time for missile defense agreement

By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters:  Russia said on Thursday that time was running out to conclude a missile defense deal with NATO, as the alliance insisted it would press ahead with a project it says is aimed at countering threats from states such as Iran.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 7, 2011

General asks Obama for year-long pause in troop withdrawals from Afghanistan

By Ben Farmer, the Telegraph

From Ben Farmer, the Telegraph:  Gen John Allen is opposing Barack Obama’s strategy of steadily pulling out troops over the next three years and argues a premature decline will jeopardise security gains made in the past year.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2011

Pearl Harbor Redux

By Harlan Ullman

Seventy years ago today, the Japanese navy launched strikes against Pearl Harbor sinking much of “Battleship Row,” awakening a sleeping giant and forcing the United States into World War II with catastrophic effects for the Axis powers.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2011

Germany calls for decade of engagement after Afghan troop withdrawal

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: Germany called on the international community on Monday to remain engaged in Afghanistan over the next decade even though NATO troops are scheduled to withdraw from the war-torn nation by 2014.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2011

Puncturing the U.S. Base Myths

By J. Randy Forbes, the Diplomat

From J. Randy Forbes, the Diplomat:  As Washington continues to debate the consequences of defense cuts, one line of popular thinking is that we can save tax dollars without sacrificing security if we close down our overseas bases and bring our forces home. Why do we still have bases in Europe?

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2011

Afghanistan’s allies pledge to stay for long haul

By Missy Ryan and David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From Missy Ryan and David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  The West used an Afghanistan meeting on Monday to signal enduring support for Kabul as allied troops go home, but economic turbulence in Europe and crises with Pakistan and Iran could stir doubts about Western resolve.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 5, 2011

U.S. Official Says Missile-Defense Shield Will Move Forward

By Thom Shanker and David M. Herszenhorn, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and David M. Herszenhorn, the New York Times:  The American ambassador to NATO on Friday dismissed recent expressions of outrage from Moscow over proposed missile defenses in Europe, saying that the NATO deployment will proceed “whether Russia likes it or not.”

United States and Canada
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Experts

Millennium fellow

Fatima Abbas

Director of Tribal and Native Affairs, Department of Treasury

Millennium Leadership Program

Politics & Diplomacy Rule of Law

Fellow

Grace Abuhamad

Former Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Internet

Fellow

Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Policy

Staff

Iryna Adam

Research Associate

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Eastern Europe English

Fellow

Anca Agachi

Nonresident Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Paul Amato

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Missile Defense Nuclear Deterrence
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Events

Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

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