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.

NATO Denies Reported Bomb Shortage in Libya

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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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NATO Denies Reported Bomb Shortage in Libya

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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

NATO Denies Reported Bomb Shortage in Libya

Dispatches
Feb 25, 2026

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

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Julia Nesheiwat

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

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NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

NATO Denies Reported Bomb Shortage in Libya

By Pierre Tran, DefenseNews

From Pierre Tran, DefenseNews:  Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, the chairman of NATO’s military committee, denied that the air operation in Libya was running short of aircraft or munitions.

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NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

EUCOM interested in redeployment of UAVs from Southwest Asia

By Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring

From Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring:  The Pentagon is studying how to expand the use of highly effective combat drone aircraft from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to other commands

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Britain seeking deployment of US UAV’s to Libya

By James Blitz, the Financial Times

From James Blitz, the Financial Times:  Liam Fox, Britain’s defence secretary, will travel to the US next week to try to persuade the Obama administration to provide fresh air assets

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

NATO’s Four Categories of Power

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  Coalitions are fast replacing alliances as the place where real security business is done.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Obama White House, Pentagon At Odds Over Libya Policy

By David Wood, the Huffington Post

From David Wood, the Huffington Post:  As in previous administrations, much of the problem lies in the friction between civilians working in the White House and military officers

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Obama and Cameron agree to increase military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Gaddafi

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron today [4/20] as part of his ongoing consultations with coalition allies and partners on Libya.

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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

NATO Mission Creep Underway

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  A month to the day of my post Libya Mission Creep Inevitable, the creeping began in earnest with the announcement that the Brits and French will send in advisors to the Libyan rebels.

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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

Biden sees allies lacking political will, not military capabilities

By Daniel Dombey, the Financial Times

From Daniel Dombey, the Financial Times:  Speaking to the Financial Times after US allies tried to persuade Washington to help more with the conflict, [Vice President Joe] Biden suggested the problem was not with other Nato countries’ capabilities

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

NATO’s Decline over Libya

By Robert E. Hunter, the Council on Foreign Relations

From Robert E. Hunter, the Council on Foreign Relations:  NATO is unable right now even to protect civilians, which Resolution 1973 had said to use "all necessary means" to achieve.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

Juppe to Clinton: “I told her we need them and that we would like them to come back”

By Reuters

From Reuters:  [French Foreign Minister Alain] Juppe met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin.

United States and Canada
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