Michael Kimmage

Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
Michael Kimmage

Michael Kimmage has wide-ranging academic, policy, and think tank experience. His expertise is on the former Soviet Union, the transatlantic relationship, and the history of U.S. foreign policy. His particular area of focus is the U.S.-Russian relationship. Kimmage is a professor at the Catholic University of America, where he is the chair of the history department. He is the author of The Conservative Turn: Lionel Trilling, Whittaker Chambers and the Lessons of Anti-Communism, published by Harvard University Press in 2009; and The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy, published by Basic Books in 2020. From 2014 to 2016, Kimmage served on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State, where he held the Russia/Ukraine portfolio. He is a frequent contributor to Foreign Affairs, the New Republic, the National Interest, Internationale Politik and War on the Rocks. Kimmage is chair of the advisory board at the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, and he serves on the advisory board of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik).

 

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Putin the Ideologue

Maria Snegovaya, Michael Kimmage, and Jade McGlynn in Foreign Affairs — November 16, 2023

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From Cold War to Cold Wars

An audio version of “From Cold War to Cold Wars,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Michael Kimmage. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Michael Kimmage — July 22, 2024

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From Cold War to Cold Wars

Is Ukraine an omen of war in Taiwan? Or is Ukraine a footnote to the world war that might begin in Asia? In his new book, New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West, David Sanger cuts through the confusion.

Commentary by Michael Kimmage — July 15, 2024

POSTPONED: The War in Ukraine Two Years On

Please join the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a special event marking the two-year anniversary of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Event — February 13, 2024

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Aid to Ukraine and the Future of the War with Michael Kofman

Michael Kofman, a leading expert on the Russian military and a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joined Max, Maria, and Michael Kimmage, to discuss the status of further Western military and financial aid to Ukraine, and the impact a lack of additional assistance would have on the battlefield. This recording took place on December 20, 2023. The full video of the conversation can be found here.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Michael Kimmage — January 11, 2024

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Russia, Ukraine, and the Question of Containment

Max and Maria were joined by Michael Kimmage and Liana Fix to discuss their new article, "A Containment Strategy for Ukraine: How the West Can Help Kyiv Endure a Long War."

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Michael Kimmage — December 14, 2023

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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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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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