Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
Max Bergmann

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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Russian Roulette

Maria Reports Back After a Trip to Ukraine

Maria fills in Max and Michael Kimmage after her recent trip to Kyiv.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya and Michael Kimmage — November 30, 2023

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The Ideology of Putinism with Sergei Guriev

Does Vladimir Putin have an ideology? If so, will this ideology help him retain power in Russia?

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — November 16, 2023

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Russia and the Global South with Hanna Notte

Max discusses Russia's strategy towards the Global South in the wake of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine with Hanna Notte and Michael Kimmage..

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann Hanna Notte and Michael Kimmage — November 2, 2023

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Russia and the Global South with Hanna Notte

Please join the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program as we discuss Russia's strategy towards the Global South in the wake of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Event — October 24, 2023