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.

Berlusconi discusses Italy’s new military role in Libya with Obama

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Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war

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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.

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Berlusconi discusses Italy’s new military role in Libya with Obama

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Inside Trump’s long-term economic strategy, with EXIM Bank’s John Jovanovic

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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

Berlusconi discusses Italy’s new military role in Libya with Obama

Dispatches
Feb 25, 2026

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

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The region is rapidly becoming a geopolitical arena where Russia and China’s deepening cooperation challenges Western dominance.

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NATOSource

Apr 26, 2011

Berlusconi discusses Italy’s new military role in Libya with Obama

By the White House

From the White House:  Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called President Obama today to inform the President of his decision to provide additional military support to Operation Unified Protector by authorizing air-to-ground strikes on Libyan regime targets. The President expressed his great appreciation for Italy’s many critical contributions to NATO-led coalition efforts to enforce United Nations […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2011

Go After Gaddafi

By Christopher Hitchens, Slate

From Christopher Hitchens, Slate:  Stop worrying about an "exit strategy." What America needs in Libya is an entrance strategy.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2011

Finish the Job

By James M. Dubik, the New York Times

From James M. Dubik, the New York Times:  In war, leadership is not exercised from the rear by those who seek to risk as little as possible.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2011

Libya’s other quagmire: Obama and NATO’s burden-sharing debate

By David E. Sanger, the New York Times

From David E. Sanger, the New York Times:  In Libya, he [President Barack Obama] has committed the United States, but only from the air and only from afar.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2011

McCain: The US is NATO, should retake control of Libyan operation

By Jamie Klatell, the Hill

From Jamie Klatell, the Hill:  The United States should retake control of the NATO military operation in Libya, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday. "I never wanted us to step down … because the united states [sic ] is NATO – that’s the reality," McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” McCain, who traveled […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Predator drone attacks Gaddafi forces

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO military forces destroyed a Qadhafi regime Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) in the vicinity of Misrata at approximately 1100 GMT today. The strike was carried out by a Predator Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) weapons system provided to support Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR. The MRL system has been used against civilians in Misrata. NATO has […]

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Why France Will Finish Off Gaddafi

By Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal

From Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal:  Let’s make something clear, the civil war in Libya will not end in a stalemate. The French will likely intervene with ground forces and topple the Gaddafi regime

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Is NATO prepared to spend $1 billion a year in Libya?

By Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal

From Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal:  It is now clear that the Western policymakers who opted for intervention in Libya underestimated the resilience and adaptability of Qaddafi’s military forces.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 22, 2011

US: First step in reducing NATO’s nuclear inventory is increasing transparency

By Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State

From Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State:  The NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration makes clear that the Alliance will seek to create the conditions needed to reduce the role and number of nuclear weapons assigned to NATO.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 22, 2011

Coalition of the Ambivalent

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  These columns have argued from the first that it is in America’s strategic interest to see Gadhafi gone.

United States and Canada
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