Daniel Fried

Daniel Fried is a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, a former U.S. coordinator for sanctions policy during the Obama and first Trump administrations, a former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs during the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, and a former U.S. ambassador to Poland.

Articles by Daniel Fried
Photos of two men speaking each shown as a negative color inside a red and blue circle.
Photos of two men speaking each shown as a negative color inside a red and blue circle.

Kissinger, Brzezinski, and the Promise of Realism This article has an audio recording

Essay
Daniel Fried
A Ukrainian serviceman trains in the woods near the frontline in Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman trains in the woods near the frontline in Ukraine.

Three Years On, What’s Next for Europe and Ukraine?

Analysis
Daniel Fried, Ulrich Speck, Agathe Demarais, Nathalie Tocci, Garvan Walshe, C. Raja Mohan, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Mick Ryan, Keir Giles, Stefan Theil
Russians protest against President Vladimir Putin's government at Pushkin Square in Moscow on Jan. 23.
Russians protest against President Vladimir Putin's government at Pushkin Square in Moscow on Jan. 23.

A New Sanctions Strategy to Contain Putin’s Russia

Argument
Daniel Fried, Adrian Karatnycky
Joe Biden delivers a speech at the European Parliament at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 6, 2010.
Joe Biden delivers a speech at the European Parliament at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 6, 2010.

Biden Knows Europe, and Europe Knows Biden. That’s Not Enough.

Argument
Daniel Fried, Benjamin Haddad
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