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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Mar 8, 2011

Russia to warn US over missile defence system

By Andrew Osborn, the Telegraph

From Andrew Osborn, the Telegraph:  Russia will on Wednesday warn US Vice President Joe Biden that it will beef up its own missile defences against the West if it is not made a full partner in a US-backed missile defence shield for Europe soon.

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Mar 8, 2011

New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy: Report

A high-level roundtable organised by Friends of Europe, the Atlantic Council of the United States, Baker & McKenzie, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), and the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP) with media partners Europe’s World and MLex Market Intelligence produced this report.   Thursday 10 June 2010 – Concert Noble, Brussels Click here to download the […]

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Mar 8, 2011

Europe’s funding choices raise transatlantic concerns

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  The London Telegraph reports that in 2009 the EU gave at least €2.6 million ($3.6 million) to groups lobbying against the death penalty in America.

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Mar 8, 2011

Obama warns Gaddafi supporters ” they will be held accountable”

By Barack Obama, the White House

From Barack Obama, the White House:  Prime Minister Gillard and I both share a very firm conviction that the violence that’s been taking place and perpetrated by the government in Libya is unacceptable.

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Mar 8, 2011

NATO launches 24-hr AWACS surveillance of Libya

By Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State

From Ivo Daalder, U.S. Department of State:  Ambassador Daalder: NATO has and owns a variety of different airlift assets which could be used, again, to varying assistance and bring out people and bring them to other parts of the world if necessary. And finally, looking at enhancing our surveillance capacity by deploying NATO-owned and operated […]

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Mar 7, 2011

Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation

By George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal

From George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, the Wall Street Journal:  The doctrine of mutual assured destruction is obsolete in the post-Cold War era. Recently, the four of us met at the Hoover Institution with a group of policy experts to discuss the possibilities for establishing a safer and more comprehensive form […]

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Mar 7, 2011

Military alternatives to no-flight zone in Libya

By Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  American military planners are sifting through a range of options as the United States, like other Western nations, weighs the response to the bloody Libyan military assaults on rebels trying to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

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Mar 7, 2011

Gates in Afghanistan to Assess Troop Withdrawals

By Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times

From Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times:  Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates landed here on Monday for an unannounced trip to meet with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and begin assessments to determine the number of American troops to be withdrawn from the country in July.

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Mar 6, 2011

NATO allies concerned over US troop cuts in Europe

By  Spencer Kimball, Deutsche Welle

From Spencer Kimball, Deutsche Welle:  According to Washington, radical Islam had replaced Soviet communism as the existential threat to American interests. To combat this new enemy, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld initiated an exodus of US soldiers from historic posts in western Europe.

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Mar 4, 2011

The surge Afghanistan still needs

By Carl Levin and Jack Reed, the Washington Post

From Carl Levin and Jack Reed, the Washington Post:  The United States and our NATO partners must be prepared to provide substantial financial support to Afghan military forces in the years ahead as they take up the fight. We worry that the international coalition may fall short of supporting an Afghan security structure capable of […]

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