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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Brian
Blankenship

Non-Resident Fellow

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Christopher
McCallion

Fellow

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Dan
Caldwell

Public Policy Advisor

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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William
Ruger

Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

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Mike
Sweeney

Non-Resident Fellow

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Rajan
Menon

Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

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Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

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Grand strategy, Asia, China, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

New Caledonia Unrest Is a Wake-up Call for US Strategists

By Lyle Goldstein

July 1, 2024

The European Parliament elections illustrated that right-wing parties are gaining more traction voters on the other side of the Atlantic, […]

NATO, Alliances, Ukraine-Russia

What To Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

By Daniel DePetris

June 28, 2024

Ukraine-Russia, Alliances, NATO

Inside the debate over Ukraine joining NATO

By Daniel DePetris

June 21, 2024

Symposia: Antique alliance: Rethinking NATO at 75

Ahead of the Washington, DC, NATO summit, which will mark 75 years since its founding, Defense Priorities (DEFP) organized this symposium to stimulate critical thinking about the military alliance. Top experts shared their insights in an effort to inform and improve U.S. policy. Each contributor provided an answer to the same question: “What is the biggest U.S. policy mistake with regard to NATO?”

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Grand strategy, Asia, China, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

New Caledonia Unrest Is a Wake-up Call for US Strategists

By Lyle Goldstein

July 1, 2024

NATO, Alliances, Ukraine-Russia

What To Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

By Daniel DePetris

June 28, 2024

Ukraine-Russia, Alliances, NATO

Inside the debate over Ukraine joining NATO

By Daniel DePetris

June 21, 2024

Ukraine-Russia, NATO, Nuclear weapons

NATO Must Make a Nuclear Deal With Russia

By Matthew Mai

June 18, 2024

NATO, Alliances

Don’t send US nuclear weapons to Poland or anywhere else

By Scott Strgacich

June 11, 2024

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American Pressure Can Help Realize European Strategic Autonomy

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June 3, 2024

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NATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine-Russia
July 12, 2024 10:30AM—11:30AM ET

Virtual: A ‘bridge’ to NATO or false hope for Ukraine?

NATO leaders will meet for their annual summit with war raging on the European continent. There are unclear promises of […]
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NATO, Alliances, Deterrence, Europe and Eurasia, Nuclear weapons

Past Virtual Event: New York for Paris? NATO and extended deterrence in a new nuclear age

Past Event: July 2, 2024
NATO, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Past Virtual Event: Reexamining the U.S. role in European security

Past Event: May 3, 2024
NATO, Alliances, Grand strategy, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine-Russia

Past Virtual Event: NATO or neutrality: Assessing security guarantees for Ukraine

Past Event: July 6, 2023