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Expertise: European Union, NATO, Russia, foreign interference, U.S. security cooperation, U.S. foreign policy
Max Bergmann is a senior fellow at American Progress, where he focuses 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. Prior to serving in the State Department, he worked at American Progress as a military and nonproliferation policy analyst and at the National Security Network as the deputy policy director. Bergmann received his master’s degree from the London School of Economics in comparative politics and his bachelor’s degree from Bates College.
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| The Biden Administration Needs To Act Fast To Reset Relations With France | War on the Rocks | September 21, 2021 |
| The next Afghanistan: Europe needs to get serious about defense | Politico | August 18, 2021 |
| Climate Will Test Whether America Is Truly ‘Back’ | Center for American Progress | June 30, 2021 |
| The summit that matters more than the G-7 | The Washington Post | June 10, 2021 |
| The Case for EU Defense | Center for American Progress | June 1, 2021 |
| White House Needs New Arms Sales Approach | Breaking Defense | May 7, 2021 |
| Putting Climate at the Center of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship | Center for American Progress | April 29, 2021 |
| By Engaging Italy, Biden Can Strengthen Both the United States and the EU | Center for American Progress | March 31, 2021 |
| The Multilateral Moment | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung | March 15, 2021 |
| It’s time to get the Pentagon out of the business of administering U.S. foreign aid | The Washington Post | March 11, 2021 |
| A Plan To Reform U.S. Security Assistance | Center for American Progress | March 9, 2021 |
| Biden Must Rally Europe to Stand Up to Putin | Politico | February 3, 2021 |
| NATO’s Financing Gap | Center for American Progress | January 13, 2021 |
| The EU Is the Military Ally the United States Needs | Foreign Affairs | January 6, 2021 |
| The 9/11 Era Is Now History | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | November 18, 2020 |
| Open a bank | Atlantic Council | October 14, 2020 |
| No, Trump has not been ‘tough’ on Russia | The Washington Post | October 13, 2020 |
| Belarus’ Fight for a Democratic Future | Center for American Progress | September 3, 2020 |
| Europe’s Geopolitical Awakening | Foreign Affairs | August 20, 2020 |
| Why Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Should Prompt NATO To Act | Center for American Progress | August 17, 2020 |
| Any Kosovo-Serbia Deal Needs the European Union | Center for American Progress | June 24, 2020 |
| Europe’s Lost Decade Demands a Progressive Response | Center for American Progress | May 13, 2020 |
| The Weakest Link: Russian Influence Operation in the Netherlands Reveals Vulnerabilities in EU Foreign Policy Powers | Center for American Progress | May 7, 2020 |
| The new European revolt against Angela Merkel | The Washington Post | April 6, 2020 |
| The Transatlantic Alliance in the Midst of COVID-19: Missing (In)Action? | Institut Montaigne | April 6, 2020 |
| The US Should Be Leading the Global Response to the Coronavirus Crisis | Center for American Progress | March 26, 2020 |
| Coronavirus May Be the EU’s Hardest Test Yet | Center for American Progress | March 18, 2020 |
| Why Trump’s EU Travel Restrictions Do Not Help To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak | Center for American Progress | March 12, 2020 |
| Trump Committed Crimes in His Ukraine Shakedown | Center for American Progress | January 21, 2020 |
| Senators Must Be Briefed on Russian Disinformation Before the Impeachment Trial | Center for American Progress | December 23, 2019 |
| Embrace the Union | Center for American Progress | October 31, 2019 |
| Beyond Populism | Center for American Progress | October 16, 2019 |
| The Geopolitics of a Political Scandal | Center for American Progress | September 21, 2019 |
| Europe Is Back | Foreign Policy | July 17, 2019 |
| If Mueller didn’t follow the money, Congress must: There are huge red flags regarding potential Russian financial improprieties in the election | Daily News | May 14, 2019 |
| To Strengthen NATO, Congress Must Help End Its Reliance On Russian Equipment | Defense One | March 26, 2019 |
| Why Trump Should Release the Full Mueller Report | Politico Magazine | March 12, 2019 |
| Our elections are still vulnerable to Russian interference | The Washington Post | March 6, 2019 |
| Understanding and Combating Russian and Chinese Influence Operations | Center for American Progress | February 28, 2019 |
| A national security agenda to rebuild American leadership | The Hill | January 1, 2019 |
| The Rise of Far-Right Populism Threatens Global Democracy and Security | Center for American Progress | November 2, 2018 |
| Securing a Democratic World | Center for American Progress | September 5, 2018 |
| A Year into Mueller’s Investigation, Here’s the Case for Collusion | New York Daily News | May 17, 2018 |
| To Learn How to Protect America From Digital Threats, Look to Europe | Defense One | March 27, 2018 |
| Rex Tillerson Was a Horrible Secretary of State. Mike Pompeo Could Be Worse. | The National Interest | March 14, 2018 |
| Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia Sanctions Makes a Mockery of the United States | Foreign Policy | March 1, 2018 |
| Why You Shouldn’t Be a Russiagate Skeptic | Politico | February 22, 2018 |
| The Truth About Russia’s Electoral Interference Requires Trump Answer Mueller’s Questions | NBC News | February 17, 2018 |
| To Help NATO Allies Get Off Russian Equipment, the United States Should Revive Defense Lending | War on the Rocks | February 14, 2018 |
| Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump. Congress must protect his investigation | The Guardian | December 12, 2017 |
| Acts of an Adversary | Center for American Progress | December 5, 2017 |
| The Missing Middle: Defense Financing for Middle-Income Democracies | War on the Rocks | October 5, 2017 |
| How Facebook Could Crack the Trump-Russia Case | Just Security | September 19, 2017 |
| From the Left: Putin Is a Foe Who Must Be Contained | Inside Sources | August 20, 2017 |
| How Putin Could Strike Back | Huffington Post | August 7, 2017 |
| Russiagate: The Depth of Collusion | Center for American Progress Action Fund | August 2, 2017 |
| Present at the Destruction: How Rex Tillerson Is Wrecking the State Department | Politico | June 29, 2017 |
| Time to Act on Russia Sanctions | Center for American Progress | June 29, 2017 |
| War by Other Means | Center for American Progress | June 6, 2017 |
| An Alliance in Crisis: Europe Needs to Act Quickly to Defend Itself | Center for American Progress | June 1, 2017 |
| The Time to Vet Is Over: It’s Time to Vote on the New START Accord | Center for American Progress | December 15, 2010 |
| No Other Option | Center for American Progress | December 15, 2010 |
| Ratify New START | Center for American Progress | September 15, 2010 |
| Ask the Expert: What Is New START? | Center for American Progress | August 3, 2010 |
| New Start to Rein in Iran’s Ambitions | Center for American Progress | April 9, 2010 |
| Ask the Expert: New START Brings New Stability | Center for American Progress | April 8, 2010 |
| A Strong Case for a New START | Center for American Progress | April 6, 2010 |
| A New START for Arms Control | Center for American Progress | March 25, 2010 |
| Serving America’s Veterans | Center for American Progress | August 31, 2009 |
| Restructuring the Military | Center for American Progress | October 10, 2008 |
| Embracing New Role | Center for American Progress | May 20, 2008 |
| Restoring American Military Power: Toward a New Progressive Defense Strategy for America | Center for American Progress | December 10, 2007 |
| How to Withdraw Quickly and Safely | Center for American Progress | September 9, 2007 |
| Beyond the Call of Duty | Center for American Progress | August 7, 2007 |
| Soccer-Style Diversity: Representing the U.S. in More Ways than One | Center for American Progress | June 28, 2007 |
| Bush’s Draft Dodge | Center for American Progress | May 26, 2007 |
| Beyond the Call of Duty | Center for American Progress | March 6, 2007 |
| Lessons from the Somalia Bombing | Center for American Progress | March 5, 2007 |
| Surging to Disaster | Center for American Progress | December 20, 2006 |
| Time to Act: Iraq Study Group Offers Way Forward | Center for American Progress | December 6, 2006 |
| Lowry is Wrong | Center for American Progress | September 18, 2006 |
| Tapped Out | Center for American Progress | September 13, 2006 |
| Marine Corps Equipment After Iraq | Center for American Progress | August 23, 2006 |
| Iraqi echoes of Reagan’s campaign in Lebanon | Center for American Progress | June 26, 2006 |
| Iraqi echoes of Reagan’s campaign in Lebanon | Center for American Progress | June 26, 2006 |
| Why Europe Matters | Center for American Progress | February 22, 2005 |
| Bring the IAEA Back In | Center for American Progress | November 23, 2004 |
