Agenda
Ian Brzezinski
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group. Brzezinski served as Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO policy (2001-05). His office formulated,
coordinated, and executed bilateral and regional engagement strategies and defence guidance
with the Joint Staff, Unifi ed Combatant Commands, and Department of Defense elements. His
lead responsibilities included NATO expansion; Alliance force planning and transformation; and
NATO operations in the Balkans, the Mediterranean, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Brzezinski has been
awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service; the Order of the
Lithuanian Grand Duke Gedimas; the Latvian Ministry of Defense Award; the Romanian Medal for
National Service, Order of Commander; and the Order of Merit, Republic of Poland, Officer Class.
Subjects:
Baltic states, Defence, Deterrence, Elections, Europe, Germany, Multilateralism, NATO, Poland, Populism, Transatlantic relations, United States, USA
Updated: March 25, 2019
