
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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Canada's Carney Becomes the Latest Foreign Leader to Get the Trump Treatment in the Oval Office
Max Bergmann cited in U.S. News and World Report — May 7, 2025
Why Trump’s tariffs won’t push China and Europe closer
Max Bergmann in CNBC — April 11, 2025
How shocking is Trump's Ukraine approach?
Max Bergmann in CBS — March 28, 2025
US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about war plans
Max Bergmann in South China Morning Post — March 26, 2025
For European envoys in DC, a new chill from Trump’s Pentagon
Max Bergmann in Defense News — March 21, 2025
We're a very long way from any lasting ceasefire agreement in Russia-Ukraine war: CSIS' Max Bergmann
Max Bergmann in CNBC — March 19, 2025
Donald Trump’s peace efforts unravel
Max Bergmann in Financial Times — March 18, 2025
Putin Spurns Trump’s Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Ukraine
Max Bergmann in Bloomberg — March 17, 2025
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2025 CSIS-CSDS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific
Event — May 27, 2025
Chokepoints and Economic Warfare with Edward Fishman
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — May 16, 2025

Rest In Peace, the Status Quo: Romanian Elections, a “Brexit Reset,” and Clashes in Transatlantic Tech
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — May 9, 2025

The State of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations with Michael Kimmage
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Michael Kimmage — May 2, 2025

The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States?
Podcast Episode by Emily Benson, Max Bergmann, and Federico Steinberg — May 2, 2025

The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States?
Commentary by Emily Benson, Max Bergmann, and Federico Steinberg — May 2, 2025
100 Days of Trump 2.0: Transatlantic Tensions with Indo-Pacific Stakes feat. Janka Oertel
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — April 24, 2025

Europe in a Tariff-Troubled World feat. Federico Steinberg
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Donatienne Ruy, and Federico Steinberg — April 10, 2025

Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: Outlining a U.S. Strategy with Tom Wright
Podcast Episode by Donatienne Ruy and Max Bergmann — April 4, 2025

Undercharged: Energy, Climate, and the Evolving Transatlantic Relationship
Report by Max Bergmann, Joseph Majkut, and Federico Steinberg — March 28, 2025