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Daniel Fried

Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council

Former US diplomat, Ambassador Daniel Fried was involved in shaping US policy towards Europe and Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union. He served as a Senior Director at the National Security Council under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He was the Ambassador to Poland from 1997 to 2000, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe from 2005 to 2009, where he was a part of crafting the NATO enlargement in Central Europe while simultaneously working on the policy of NATO – Russian relations. During his time as the State Department Sanctions Coordinator from 2013 to 2017, Ambassador Fried crafted the US sanctions against Russia after the annexation of Crimea. He currently works with the Atlantic Council.
Subjects:
Authoritarianism, China, Democracy, Economy, Europe, European Union, Future, History, NATO, Russia, Security, Transatlantic relations, Ukraine, United States, USA, West
Updated: March 31, 2022

Agenda

China, Economy, European Union, Russia, Transatlantic relations, Ukraine, United States, West
Economic Pressure, Hard Foreign Policy Tool?
LMC 2022
Lennart Meri Lecture
LMC 2022
Europe, Future, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
Tempus Fugit – Time Flees
LMC 2022
European Union, Russia
Do Sanctions Really Work?
LMC 2016

Articles

Authoritarianism, Democracy, Europe, History, Russia, USA, West
Lennart Meri Lecture 2022 by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Time Flies, as this conference observes. Tempus fugit - time marches on, as the saying goes. So what? Does the march of time have meaning? Does the passage of time tend to bring progress? Are human beings, over time, on an ascendent track, morally and…

Daniel Fried
LMC 2022
China, Democracy, Europe, Russia, Security, Ukraine, USA
Options for Rules-Based Players in a Changing Global Order

The future should be built on the right lessons from the past rather than the wrong ones. It is crucial to reach out to Russian people. China is not attempting to trash the international order the way Vladimir Putin is. Longtime Ambassadors Daniel Fried and…

Jüri Luik ,  Daniel Fried
LMC 2021

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