Archives: Experts

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  Nicholas S. Kass

  Senior Fellow, European Affairs Nicholas S. Kass is Senior Fellow for European Affairs at the Center for the National Interest in Washington, DC. He has over 30 years of foreign policy experience with the United States Government as an award-winning analyst, reporter, intelligence collector, diplomat, policy manager, and leader. Most recently (until January 2026) he

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  Geoffrey Kemp

  Energy Security, Middle East, Nuclear Security Geoffrey Kemp is Senior Director of Regional Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest. He served in the White House during the first Reagan administration as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National

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  Jae Ku

  Senior Fellow, U.S.-Korea Relations Dr. Jae H. Ku is an expert in U.S.-Korea relations, Korea’s relations with China and Japan, and human rights in Asia. Prior to his current position, he produced award-winning historical documentaries about Asia: I am Grace, Rescued by Fate, The Last Tear, and Forgotten Victory. He also founded and runs the

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  Andrew C. Kuchins

  Senior Fellow Andrew Kuchins is an internationally acclaimed expert on the international relations of Russia, Central Asia, and Eurasia. Most recently, he served as the President of the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He was Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (2007-2015) and

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  Cliff Kupchan

  Senior Fellow for Geopolitics Cliff Kupchan is a leading authority on international relations, with more than three decades of experience spanning the private sector and U.S. government service. In addition to his role as a senior fellow at CFTNI, Cliff is chairman emeritus and senior advisor at Eurasia Group, where he has led cutting-edge political

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