Washington Wants to Avoid a Repeat of Last Year’s NATO Summit
The Vilnius summit achieved some breakthroughs for Ukraine, but both Kyiv and NATO member states are aiming for a calmer atmosphere this year.
· June 27, 2024
experts
Sophia Besch
Fellow, Europe Program
about
Sophia Besch is a fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her area of expertise is European defense policy.
Before joining Carnegie, Sophia was a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (CER) in London and Berlin, where she led research on European armament policy, the EU’s role in European defense, transatlantic relations, German defense policy, and the security implications of Brexit.
Sophia has also worked with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and the Atlantic Council's Europe Centre, where she served as co-chair of the US-Germany Renewal Initiative. Earlier in her career, Sophia was a Carlo Schmid fellow in NATO’s Policy Planning Unit and a researcher for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. She is a member of the Atlantik Brücke Young Leaders program.
Sophia regularly comments on political and defense issues in print and broadcast media and has published opinion pieces in the Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Internationale Politik, Politico, Project Syndicate, War on the Rocks, and others. She has served as an expert witness for the UK House of Commons Defence Select Committee, the German Bundestag EU Committee, and the European Parliament Subcommittee for Security and Defence.
She holds a doctorate in European Studies from King’s College London, and degrees in international relations and international security from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics.
affiliations
education
PhD, King’s College London; MSc, London School of Economics ; MA, Sciences Po Paris, BA, Münster Universitylanguages
English, French, GermanAll work from Sophia Besch
filters
49 Results
Ukraine at the NATO Summit
Eric Ciaramella joins Sophia to discuss the upcoming 75th anniversary NATO summit—and what it might mean for Ukraine. They explore how NATO allies are thinking about their support to Ukraine, what Kiev hopes for from its partners, and what deliverables the summit can provide.
· June 27, 2024
Resuscitating Europe's Defense Industry
A discussion on the urgency of making Europe’s defense industry fit for the demands of today’s security challenges.
What Exactly Do the Radical Right’s Wins Mean for the EU?
Making sense of the parliamentary election outcomes and how they might impact issues such as climate.
· June 13, 2024
Winners and Losers: The 2024 European Parliamentary Elections
Rosa Balfour joins Sophia to discuss the recent 2024 European Parliamentary elections—the outcomes, what they mean for future EU policy, and why the US should care.
· June 13, 2024
Biden’s Latest Tariffs on China: Why Now?
Domestic politics are a major factor, but not the only one.
· May 30, 2024
The Politics of Biden's Latest Tariffs
Jon Bateman joins Sophia to explore what President Biden's latest tariffs on China mean for the US, the climate, and allies.
· May 30, 2024
Cross-Atlantic Currents: 2024 Elections and the Future of Transatlantic Security
June 5, 2024
The future of European security is on the ballot in 2024. Both in Europe and the United States, the growing appeal of right-wing candidates and ideologies threatens democratic values and multilateral cooperation.
- +1
- Dan Baer,
- Sophia Besch,
- Ian Bond,
- Anna Wieslander
The Logistical Challenge of Integrating Sweden and Finland Into NATO
The question of which Joint Force Command the two newest members fall under is dividing experts.
· May 28, 2024
Sweden and Finland in NATO: the Joint Force Command Debate
NATO has three Joint Force Commands located in the U.S. and Europe. With Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO comes a debate about which Joint Force Command should be responsible for these new allies.
· May 21, 2024
...