Luke Coffey

Luke Coffey is a senior fellow for national security and defense at the Hudson Institute, a former special advisor to the British Ministry of Defence, and a former U.S. Army officer with service in Afghanistan.

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An illustration shows the back of a person wearing a graduation cap with a globe motif on it. A hand reaches in to move a locator pin on the top of the cap/map.

So You Want to Work in International Affairs

Essay
Luke Coffey
Trump and Putin
Trump and Putin

Trump’s Ukraine Shift Sends the Right Signal to Putin

Argument
Luke Coffey
Fireworks launched by protestors explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks, near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 1.
Fireworks launched by protestors explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks, near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 1.

Four Scenarios for the Protests in Georgia

Analysis
Luke Coffey
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a meeting at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a meeting at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.

Why Ukraine Is Ready to Gamble on Trump

Analysis
Luke Coffey
Demonstrators protest against a controversial bill limiting so-called foreign influence in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 28.
Demonstrators protest against a controversial bill limiting so-called foreign influence in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 28.

Turmoil in Georgia Could Draw in Russia

Analysis
Luke Coffey
Kerch Bridge on fire
Kerch Bridge on fire

The Shortest Path to Victory in Ukraine Goes Through Crimea

Argument
Luke Coffey, Peter Rough
A plane full of British citizens and other personnel are evacuated from Kabul by the British Armed Forces on Aug. 21, 2021.
A plane full of British citizens and other personnel are evacuated from Kabul by the British Armed Forces on Aug. 21, 2021.

America’s Afghan Allies Are Still Desperate for Help

Argument
Luke Coffey
Wagner Group mercenaries look on from a military truck in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24.
Wagner Group mercenaries look on from a military truck in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24.

Washington Needs to Get Ready for Russian Chaos

Argument
Luke Coffey
Teenagers from a boxing school take part in a training session in the Caspian Sea near Soviet oil rigs in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on June 27, 2015. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
Teenagers from a boxing school take part in a training session in the Caspian Sea near Soviet oil rigs in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on June 27, 2015. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the West Needs Azerbaijan

Argument
Luke Coffey, Efgan Nifti
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