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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Apr 8, 2011

Moving toward a joint NATO-Russia missile defense center

By Madeline Albright and Igor Ivanov, the International Herald Tribune

From Madeline Albright and Igor Ivanov, the International Herald Tribune:  Moscow and Washington need a better understanding on missile defense, which otherwise could stall further nuclear reductions.

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Apr 8, 2011

Keeping Ahead of Qaddafi

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Wars are messy business, and the international effort to keep Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces from slaughtering Libyan rebels and civilians is proving no exception.

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Apr 7, 2011

US fuel stops Sweden’s jets from flying Libya mission

By the Local

From the Local:  The Swedish JAS Gripen aircraft deployed in Sicily as part of NATO’s Libya mission remained grounded on Thursday as the fuel available is suitable only for US navy aircraft.

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Apr 6, 2011

NATO: “No country is vetoing this target or that one, it’s not like Kosovo”

By Steven Erlanger, the New York Times

From Steven Erlanger, the New York Times:  Angry charges by Libyan rebels that NATO has failed to come to their aid point up a question that has haunted the Western air campaign from the start: how to avoid a stalemate and defeat the Libyan leader without putting foreign troops on the ground.

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Apr 5, 2011

NATO lacking strike aircraft for Libya campaign

By Ian Traynor and Richard Norton-Taylor, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor and Richard Norton-Taylor, the Guardian: Nato is running short of attack aircraft for its bombing campaign against Muammar Gaddafi only days after taking command of the Libyan mission from a coalition led by the US, France and Britain.

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Apr 5, 2011

Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won the Afghan War

By Jan Techau, atlantic-community.org

From Jan Techau, atlantic-community.org:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won the Afghan War.

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Apr 4, 2011

Libyan conflict highlights international nature of NATO’s military leadership

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

From James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations:  NATO has full responsibility for this mission and is executing it through our Joint Force Command in Naples

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Apr 4, 2011

Historic milestone for NATO’s military command

By James Stavridis, EUCOM

From James Stavridis, EUCOM:  We held a good event at my HQ late last week – a birthday party. We celebrated the first sixty years of this NATO strategic operational command.

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Apr 4, 2011

Libyan conflict puts spotlight on airpower and aircraft sales

By Tim Hepher, Reuters

From Tim Hepher, Reuters:  "This is turning into the best shop window for competing aircraft for years. More even than in Iraq in 2003," says Francis Tusa, editor of UK-based Defense Analysis.

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Apr 4, 2011

US withdrawing its warplanes from Libya mission

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The U.S. military will pull its warplanes from front-line missions Monday and shift to a support role in the Libyan conflict, a NATO official said. Britain, France and other NATO allies will now provide the fighter and attack jets to conduct intercept and ground attack missions as they enforce a […]

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