
Max Bergmann is the director of the Europe 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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USA müssen Munitionsdepots plündern
Max Bergmann in Tagesschau — January 31, 2023
Ukraine Official Sets Deadline for Capturing Crimea
Max Bergmann in Newsweek — January 31, 2023
Sweden's NATO dream deferred
Max Bergmann in Politico — January 27, 2023
Sweden's NATO dream deferred
Max Bergmann in Politico — January 27, 2023
La defensa europea necesita a la UE
Max Bergmann in El País — January 25, 2023
Erwartungen an Berlin – US-Verteidigungsminister Austin in Deutschland
Max Bergmann in Deutschlandfunk — January 19, 2023
Why Tanks Are Tripping Up the West
Max Bergmann in The New York Times — January 19, 2023
Why Tanks Are Tripping Up the West
Max Bergmann in The New York Times — January 19, 2023
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Czech Elections, Tanks Released, the State of Europe’s Economy, and a Conversation with Thierry Breton
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Donatienne Ruy , and Federico Steinberg — February 1, 2023

Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton
Event by Max Bergmann and Thierry Breton — January 27, 2023

Sanctions and the Russian Economy
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — January 26, 2023

Arctic Security after a Year of War
Event by Max Bergmann , Colin Wall , and Njord Wegge — January 25, 2023

What Could Come Next? Assessing the Putin Regime's Stability and Western Policy Options
Brief by Max Bergmann — January 20, 2023

Sanctions and the Russian Economy
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Ben Cahill , and Sergey Aleksashenko — January 19, 2023

Russian Roulette is Back!
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — January 19, 2023

Welcome to The Eurofile! – Corruption, Tanks, and Zeitenwende
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — January 19, 2023

The Eurofile Trailer
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — January 13, 2023

How to Avoid a Transatlantic Trade War over Climate
Commentary by Max Bergmann and Federico Steinberg — December 15, 2022
