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.

Despite Transatlantic Political and Economic Turmoil, NATO Endures

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

Despite Transatlantic Political and Economic Turmoil, NATO Endures

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

Despite Transatlantic Political and Economic Turmoil, NATO Endures

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

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2011

Despite Transatlantic Political and Economic Turmoil, NATO Endures

By James Joyner, the Atlantic

From James Joyner, the Atlantic:  The German Marshall Fund has just released its annual Transatlantic Trends report, which measures U.S. and European public opinion on transatlantic issues and trends.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2011

White House praises “biggest strategic decision” between US and Turkey in almost 2 decades

By Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  American officials called the deal with Turkey the most significant military cooperation between Washington and Ankara since 2003

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference: Can the United States Afford to be a Superpower? Can Europe be an Effective Ally?

By Jason Harmala

Summary of the town hall “Can the United States Afford to be a Superpower? Can Europe be an Effective Ally?” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.),**^ Chairman, Atlantic Council International Advisory Board; former National Security Advisor General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.),** Chairman-Designate, Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center on […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Event Recap

Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Exit or Exodus: Implications of the Drawdown for Afghanistan and Pakistan

By Jason Harmala

Summary of the town hall “Exit or Exodus: Implications of the Drawdown for Afghanistan and Pakistan” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Marc Grossman, United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, United States Department of State Moderated by Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council South Asia Center

Afghanistan NATO

Event Recap

Sep 16, 2011

Third Annual Members’ Conference – Doing Business in a Volatile World: The US and European Debt Crises

By Adrienne Chuck

Summary of the master class “Doing Business in a Volatile World: The US and European Debt Crises” at the 2011 Annual Members’ Conference. Participants Mikael Hagstroem,** Executive Vice President, SAS Philip Lader,** Non-Executive Chairman, WPP; former Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s Sean O’Keefe,** CEO, EADS North America Maciej Witucki,** […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2011

How much is the entire British defense industry worth? $35 billion

By Defence Viewpoints

From Defence Viewpoints:  Defence worth £22.1bn in 2010, employed 110,000 with £9.5bn in exports says Ian Godden, Chairman of the defence industry trade group ADS.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2011

Being NATO’s Secretary General on 9/11

By Lord Robertson, the New Atlanticist

From Lord Robertson, the New Atlanticist:  The Ambassadors meeting was sombre and grave. At that moment, we had no conclusive knowledge of the motive or nationality of the perpetrators of this atrocity

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2011

U.S. ambassador: Haqqani group behind Kabul attack

By Heidi Vogt and Amir Shah, the AP

From Heidi Vogt and Amir Shah, the AP:  The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan on Wednesday blamed the Pakistani-based Haqqani network for the coordinated attack against the American Embassy and NATO headquarters in the heart of Kabul.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2011

Three-way tug of war over NATO missile defense system

By Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO

From Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO:  Surviving a tough ratification battle in the Senate, the New START treaty with Russia has sparked a three-way tug of war over missile defense that pits the Obama administration against the Russian government and congressional Republicans.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 15, 2011

Cyber threats added to US-Australia defense treaty

By Phil Stewart, Reuters

From Phil Stewart, Reuters:  The United States and Australia will take the rare step on Thursday of declaring the cyber realm as part of a mutual defense treaty, meaning that a cyber attack on one could lead to a response by both nations.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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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

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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.
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