On January 19, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Benjamin Jensen published an op-ed in the Hill titled “Unanswered questions in the Ukrainian crisis.” Jensen recommends that NATO member states should focus less on possible Ukrainian NATO membership and more on a strategic dialogue with Russia.

Would having Ukraine–or Georgia, for that matter–join NATO increase or decrease the collective security of existing NATO members?

Benjamin Jensen

Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.

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