Kathleen J. McInnis

Kathleen J. McInnis is a senior fellow in the International Security Program and the director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Articles by Kathleen J. McInnis
A group of about a dozen people carrying bags walk around in a dusty clearing in front of a tall fence in the background. One tall shines over them against a dark night sky.
A group of about a dozen people carrying bags walk around in a dusty clearing in front of a tall fence in the background. One tall shines over them against a dark night sky.

NATO Can Help Tackle the U.S. Border Crisis

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Kathleen J. McInnis
Women protesters hold up signs.
Women protesters hold up signs.

Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism

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Kathleen J. McInnis, Kyleanne Hunter
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speak during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speak during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington.

How to Sell NATO to Gen Z

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Kathleen J. McInnis
A girl touches a photograph of her relative on the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in Kyiv.
A girl touches a photograph of her relative on the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in Kyiv.

What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?

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Kathleen J. McInnis
The NATO flag
The NATO flag

Why Americans Still Need NATO

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Kathleen J. McInnis
A soldier in a tank trains in Germany.
A soldier in a tank trains in Germany.

2 Percent Defense Spending Is a Bad Target for NATO

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Kathleen J. McInnis, Daniel Fata
Russian service members in Ukraine
Russian service members in Ukraine

Russia Is a Real Threat to NATO

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Kathleen J. McInnis, Daniel Fata
The Pentagon is seen from the air over Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2013.
The Pentagon is seen from the air over Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2013.

The Pentagon’s Office Culture Is Stuck in 1968

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Zachery Tyson Brown, Kathleen J. McInnis
A statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena is illuminated under a full moon in central Athens on July 27, 2018.
A statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena is illuminated under a full moon in central Athens on July 27, 2018.

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Kathleen J. McInnis
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