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.

US seeks breakthrough on CFE Treaty at Lisbon Summit

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

US seeks breakthrough on CFE Treaty at Lisbon Summit

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

US seeks breakthrough on CFE Treaty at Lisbon Summit

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

Content

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2010

US seeks breakthrough on CFE Treaty at Lisbon Summit

By Judy Dempsey, the New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, the New York Times:  The American delegation at the summit here will try to give the negotiations for a renewal of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty a crucial push during the two-day NATO gathering, which is set to open later on Friday, according to diplomats of several signatory countries to the […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2010

Unpopular Afghan war presents challenge to NATO

By Laura King and Henry Chu, the Los Angeles Times

From Laura King and Henry Chu, the Los Angeles Times:  A NATO summit has its work cut out: Convincing weary European citizens that there is an end in sight, Americans that they aren’t alone in this fight and the Taliban that their cause is hopeless.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2010

Is an independent Europe a more honorable alternative to NATO?

By Martin Kettle, the Guardian

From Martin Kettle, the Guardian:  The great achievement of Nato is that it has helped to keep the peace in Europe – with occasional exceptions – for more than 60 years. The longer this peace lasts, and the more distant the memory of war becomes, the more it needs to be reiterated that this is […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2010

Britain’s Vision for Lisbon

By  Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill 

From Nigel Sheinwald, the Hill :  Tomorrow, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron join other NATO leaders in Lisbon for a Summit meeting that will define the future of the Alliance.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2010

Obama on Afghanistan, a Nuclear Alliance, and the NATO-Russia Reset

By Barack Obama, the International Herald Tribune

From Barack Obama, the International Herald Tribune:  Neither Europe nor the United States can confront the challenges of our time without the other.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2010

Moscow Expands NATO’s Routes

By Stephen Fidler and Gregory White, the Wall Street Journal

From Stephen Fidler and Gregory White, the Wall Street Journal:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign an agreement with the leaders of the NATO alliance on Saturday aimed at expanding the use of supply routes through Russia into Afghanistan

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2010

U.S. Nukes in Europe Unnecessary

By Micah Zenko, the Council on Foreign Relations

From Micah Zenko, the Council on Foreign Relations:  When NATO leaders gather in Lisbon this weekend to endorse the alliance’s new Strategic Concept, the most contentious component will be the role assigned to U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2010

There is still life in NATO

By John Kerry, POLITICO

From John Kerry, POLITICO:  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s summit in Lisbon this week is one of the most crucial in the Western alliance’s 61-year history.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2010

Germany raises security after learning attacks planned for late November

By Michael Slackman and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Michael Slackman and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  Germany dispatched heavily armed police officers and bomb-sniffing dogs to train stations, airports and key landmarks on Wednesday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2010

NATO, Nuclear Security and the Terrorist Threat

By Sam Nunn, the International Herald Tribune

From Sam Nunn, the International Herald Tribune:  At Lisbon, NATO should state that: As long as U.S. tactical nuclear weapons remain deployed in Europe, all of NATO has a stake in their security; all of NATO also has a stake in the security of Russian tactical nuclear arms; and Russia has an equal stake in […]

United States and Canada
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Winnona DeSombre Bernsen

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Cyber Statecraft Initiative

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Oumar Diallo

Director, Fintech and Innovation, Financial Markets Authority

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

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Liliana Diaz

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Hanna Dohmen

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese
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Jenny Domino

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Digital Forensic Research Lab

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Mark Donig

Head of US, Blue Laurel Advisors

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Entrepreneurship Middle East
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