Max Bergmann is the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he focused on Europe, Russia, and U.S. security cooperation. From 2011 to 2017, he served in the U.S. Department of State in a number of different positions, including as a member of the secretary of state’s policy planning staff, where he focused on political-military affairs and nonproliferation; special assistant to the undersecretary for arms control and international security; speechwriter to then secretary of state John Kerry; and senior adviser to the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs. Before serving in the State Department, Bergmann worked at the Center for American Progress as a military and nonproliferation policy analyst and at the National Security Network as the deputy policy director. Bergmann holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bates College. His recent commentary has been published in outlets such as Politico (March 2022, August 2022), the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and Sasakawa USA.
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The EU Isn’t Ready for Ukraine to Join
Max Bergmann in Foreign Policy — July 21, 2023
Tell Russians Putin Has to Go
Max Bergmann in Foreign Affairs — July 18, 2023
US Diplomats Make Strides Stepping Up Focus on China Threats
Max Bergmann in Bloomberg — July 17, 2023
Is Turkey planning October surprise over Sweden's NATO membership bid?
Max Bergmann in FOX — July 17, 2023
Biden, G-7 leaders to announce major security assurances for Ukraine
Max Bergmann in The Washington Post — July 12, 2023
Semafor Security Newsletter, Jay Solomon
Max Bergmann in Semafor Security — July 11, 2023
What Biden needs to accomplish with his NATO trip
Max Bergmann in CNN — July 10, 2023
Biden’s Eurotrip, briefly explained
Max Bergmann in Vox — July 10, 2023
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Spanish Elections & the Future of European Politics
Event by Max Bergmann , Carlota García Encina , and Charles Powell — July 26, 2023
The Dangers of Premature Peace Plans in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Event by Max Bergmann , Keir Giles , Sam Greene , and Liana Fix — July 25, 2023
Vilnius Summit Recap, Dutch Government Implodes, New EU Migration Deal, and a Conversation with Agon Maliqi
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — July 20, 2023
The Sea in Russian Strategy with Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — July 18, 2023
2023 NATO Summit: The Capital Cable #75
Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , Sue Mi Terry , and Max Bergmann — July 13, 2023
The European Union's Enlargement Conundrum
Event by Donatienne Ruy , Max Bergmann , R. Daniel Kelemen , and Ilke Toygür — July 6, 2023
Report Launch: "Repel, Don't Expel": Strengthening NATO's Defense and Deterrence in the Baltic States
Event by Mark F. Cancian , Max Bergmann , Sean Monaghan , Michael C. Ryan , and Rebeccah L. Heinrichs — July 6, 2023
European Defense Against Russian Aggression and Lurking China
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Max Bergmann — July 6, 2023
The EU’s New Economic Security Strategy and a Conversation with Ambassador David Quarrey
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Donatienne Ruy , and Federico Steinberg — July 6, 2023
Germany's Financial Attack on NATO
Commentary by Max Bergmann — July 5, 2023