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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Aug 13, 2011

Abbas tells US lawmakers: NATO role in Palestinian state

By Ma'an

From Ma’an:  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told visiting US Congressmen on Thursday that the security of the future Palestinian state will be handed to NATO under US command, his adviser said Friday.

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Aug 13, 2011

Afghanistan Raids by U.S. Commandos Almost Triple Since 2009, NATO Says

By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

From Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg:  The U.S. military in Afghanistan has nearly tripled since 2009 the frequency of commando raids launched against Taliban or insurgent groups, according to NATO figures. This year, from Jan. 1 through this week, the U.S. — with Afghanistan and NATO assistance — has launched 1,879 missions, with 916 “targets” killed or […]

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Aug 12, 2011

Churchill and the need for transatlantic leadership

By David Gergen, CNN

From David Gergen, CNN:  In Europe and especially in the U.S., the public is disgusted with politics because their leaders squabble like kids in a sandbox. Churchill lived in a day when there were bitter fights too. But upon taking the reins, he immediately formed a coalition government.

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Aug 12, 2011

The Atlantic Charter’s enduring relevance

By William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund

From William Inboden, the German Marshall Fund:  Things may be hard today, but in the day of the Atlantic Charter they were much worse.  Remembering the Charter’s 70th anniversary should remind us that the transatlantic alliance was forged not in a time of tranquility but in the crucible of trial.

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Aug 12, 2011

“About Time, Mr President.” The Atlantic Charter Then and Now

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  Seventy years ago . . . President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met for the first time off the Canadian coast. “About time, Mr President”, said as the two men met. What emerged from that fateful meeting was the “Joint Declaration by the President and the Prime […]

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Aug 12, 2011

70th Anniversary of the Atlantic Charter

By NATO

From NATO: Declaration of Principles issued by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, August 14, 1941

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New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2011

The Bullets Yet to be Fired to Stop the Crisis

By Kenneth Rogoff

Four years into the financial crisis, it is becoming increasingly clear that the biggest deficit is not in credit, but credibility. Markets can adjust to a downgrade of global growth, but they cannot cope with a spiralling loss of confidence in leadership and a growing sense that policymakers are disconnected from reality. What needs to […]

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2011

Day of Infamy and High-Water Mark

By Harlan Ullman

The United States has endured and suffered through days of triumph and tragedy. Among the latter have been the stock market crashes of Sept. 28-29, 1929; Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941; John Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963; and, of course, Sept. 11, 2001, which needs no elaboration. Joining that infamous collection […]

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Aug 11, 2011

Interventionism Run Amok

By Celeste Ward Gventer, Foreign Policy

From Celeste Ward Gventer, Foreign Policy:  Obama has just declared preventing mass atrocities to be a "core national security interest" of the United States. Americans, watch your wallets.

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Aug 10, 2011

Under NATO’s Flag: An Interim Assessment of the Mission In Libya (Part Two)

By Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist

From Vladimir Socor, the New Atlanticist:  Among European allies, many welcomed the chance to restore NATO’s credibility in Libya, after a long drawn-out failure in Afghanistan.

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