Status of the Force with VADM Brendan McLane
January 16, 2026 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST
Hosted by Defense and Security
Where now for Europe and Ukraine after the NSS?
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After a flurry of diplomacy on Ukraine and the release of the new U.S. National Security Strategy, Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya join Will to discuss what we should expect from ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine and how the growing crisis in transatlantic relations might shape the contours of a deal.
- Max Bergmann, "The NSS That Could Destroy the NATO Alliance," CSIS, December 5, 2025.
- Mark F Cancian and Maria Snegovaya, "The Unfinished Plan for Peace in Ukraine: Provision by Provision," CSIS, November 24, 2025.
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Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
