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.

As Arctic melts, U.S. ill-positioned to tap resources

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

As Arctic melts, U.S. ill-positioned to tap resources

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

As Arctic melts, U.S. ill-positioned to tap resources

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

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NATOSource

Jan 10, 2011

As Arctic melts, U.S. ill-positioned to tap resources

By Jacquelyn Ryan, the Washington Post

From Jacquelyn Ryan, the Washington Post:  The Obama administration, like the Bush administration before it, has identified the Arctic as an area of key strategic interest.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2011

Germany turns down NATO request for more AWACS in Afghanistan

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Germany does not plan to support a request made by field commanders for more AWACS reconnaissance aircraft in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Sunday. Westerwelle said the decision would be no surprise for allies as he had informed the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2011

Russia in NATO?

By the Editors of the Washington Times

From the Editors of the Washington Times:  Some bad national security ideas refuse to go away. One of the worst of them floating around the last 20 years is the notion that Russia should be offered membership in the NATO alliance.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 7, 2011

Poll: Turks see US as Biggest Threat

By Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal

From Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal:  According to a wide-ranging survey carried out by the Ankara-based MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center in December, some 43% of Turks said they perceive the U.S. as the country’s biggest threat

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 7, 2011

US sending over 1,000 additional Marines to Afghanistan

By Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times

From Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times:  The United States will send more than 1,000 additional Marines to Afghanistan this month to try to solidify progress in the south before troop reductions begin in July, American military officials said Thursday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 6, 2011

Germany takes over Baltic air policing mission

By DPA

From DPA:  German interceptor aircraft assumed air policing duties Wednesday in the skies above Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a four-month rotation. Six Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom aircraft are taking over from four F-15C fighters of the US Air Force as part of NATO’s defence commitment along its eastern borders. The planes will operate out of […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 29, 2010

Germany Plans a New Cyber Defense Agency

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  The number of cyber attacks in Germany and abroad has skyrocketed in recent years, costing the economy upwards of 10 billion euros annually.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Dec 28, 2010

NATO and Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons Policy

By Walter Pincus, the Washington Post

From Walter Pincus, the Washington Post:  [C]oncern was ignited across Europe recently when stories appeared about Russia moving tactical nuclear weapons near the border of NATO countries.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 26, 2010

The Putinization of Hungary

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The right-wing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban won 53 percent of the popular vote in an election this year but gained 66 percent of the seats in parliament – enough to change the constitution.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Dec 25, 2010

NATO Secretary General welcomes New START Treaty

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I very much welcome the US Senate’s ratification of the New START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation, which will make a significant contribution to Euro-Atlantic security. The foreseen reduction of US and Russian strategic nuclear weapons will  pave the way for progress on conventional and nuclear […]

United States and Canada
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Jeffrey Hovenier

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Europe Center

Croatian Europe & Eurasia

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Alexandra Hubbard-Gourlay

Senior Director, Laurel Strategies

Millennium Leadership Program

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Gordon Humphrey

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Freedom and Prosperity Center

Disinformation Freedom and Prosperity

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Hannah Hunt

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

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James Hursch

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Akif Irfan

Vice President and Energy Fund Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs

Millennium Leadership Program

Energy & Environment United States and Canada
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Public Event Fri, April 10, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

Game changers: Cures for 21st century biological threats
National Security Technology & Innovation United States and Canada
Flagship Event Fri, December 11, 2026 • 8:30 am ET

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.
Digital Policy Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia European Union