Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for the U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE) at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
He is also a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, the director of the Policy Analysis sub-course in the National Security Affairs Department, and the Captain Jerome E. Levy Chair in economic geography and national security.
Gvosdev was the editor of The National Interest and remains a senior editor at the magazine. In addition, he holds a non-residential senior fellowship at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is a co-author of U.S. Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower (2015). He previously published Russian Foreign Policy: Interests, Vectors and Sectors (with Christopher Marsh) in 2013.
Gvosdev is a frequent commentator on U.S. foreign policy and international relations, Russian and Eurasian affairs, and developments in the Middle East.
Featured Work
MAY 5, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Can Putin Be Prosecuted for War Crimes? with NYU Law's Ryan Goodman
Ahead of a May 6 international conference in Lithuania on steps to create a tribunal to hold Russia accountable for alleged war crimes and genocide in ...
APR 27, 2022 • Podcast
The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, with Amy Webb
The global pandemic and investments in mRNA COVID vaccines have accelerated worldwide interest in the field of synthetic biology--a field that unifies chemistry, biology, computer ...
APR 20, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Defining the Role of the U.S. on the Global Stage
Global war, inflation, and a COVID-19 resurgence—the Biden/Harris team has been put on defense for first two quarters of 2022. This week, "Doorstep" co-hosts ...
APR 8, 2022 • Article
A New Consensus for a New Era?
As we await the release of the National Security Strategy of the Biden/Harris administration, Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdvev shares an assessment of the birth ...
APR 7, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Pakistan & the Populist World Order, with Atlantic Council's Uzair Younus
A leader asking his second in command to keep him in power. A parliament dissolved. A Supreme Court deciding the fate of a nation. Echoes ...
MAR 24, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack
From Super Bowl cryptocurrency advertising to Save the Children accepting bitcoin donations, the crypto conversation is now mainstream. Over $100 million so far has been raised ...
MAR 18, 2022 • Podcast
Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy, with Erich Schwartzel
Hollywood has long been part of the United States' soft power arsenal. Now, that soft power is threatened by the larger geostrategic competition between the ...
MAR 10, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Is the U.S. Already at War? with Politico's Nahal Toosi
As we enter week three of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent for "Politico," joins "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana ...
MAR 2, 2022 • Podcast
The Doorstep: Can Putin Be Stopped? with Atlantic Council's Melinda Haring
Atlantic Council's Ukraine expert Melinda Haring joins "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss where we are one week after Russian President Vladimir ...
FEB 28, 2022 • Podcast
Russia Invades Ukraine: A Principled Response
Russia's invasion of Ukraine raises several ethical questions: Why did diplomacy fail? What does the invasion mean for the principle of sovereignty? Are sanctions an ...