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.

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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

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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

Buck Up, America!

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

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2011

Buck Up, America!

By Harlan Ullman

The mood in the United States is sour. Although President Jimmy Carter never used the term, a “malaise” is infecting the country.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 1, 2011

Medvedev: Missile shield remarks forced measure, not electoral rhetoric

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday plans to put offensive weapon systems on Russia’s borders to counter a planned European missile shield were not electoral rhetoric but a forced measure.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 29, 2011

Russia threatens to cut off NATO supply routes

By Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit

From Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit:  Russia has threatened to cut off NATO supply routes to Afghanistan if the alliance doesn’t compromise on its missile defense plans, Moscow’s NATO envoy, Dmitry Rogozin, has said.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

Russian aircraft carrier may not reach Syria until 2012

By Andy Young, Siberian Light

From Andy Young, Siberian Light:  The Russian Navy has confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will visit the Syrian port of Tartus, where Russia has its only Mediterranean naval base.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

US and OSCE condemn the verdict in the case of Ales Byalyatski

By the U.S. Embassy in Minsk

From the U.S. Embassy in Minsk:  The United States strongly condemns the selective prosecution and conviction of Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

Russia’s NATO envoy to visit China, Iran over missile defense

By RIA Novosti

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 27, 2011

The Russian-Georgian war as a geostrategic turning point

By Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia in Global Affairs

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2011

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28

By Shams Momand, Reuters

From Shams Momand, Reuters:  NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

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.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

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.

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

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Grace Abuhamad

Former Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Internet

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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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