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Daniel Kochis is a senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute. He specializes in transatlantic security issues and regularly publishes on United States policy in Europe; NATO, Baltic, and Nordic dimensions of collective defense; and Arctic issues.

Prior to joining 91ÆÞÓÑ, Mr. Kochis spent 11 years with the Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, most recently as a research fellow in European affairs. There, he served as lead Europe analyst, authoring hundreds of publications and for a decade writing the Europe chapter of Heritage’s Index of US Military Strength.

Mr. Kochis travels extensively as part of his work, speaking and participating in various forums and conferences, including the US State Department’s expert speakers’ program, the Bucerius School of Global Governance in Hamburg, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Kakehashi Project, the Think Transatlantic Study Tour in Germany, and the Institute of World Policy Study tour in Kyiv.

He has presented at the Transatlantic Think Tank Conference in Brussels, the Transatlantic Policy Forum in Prague, New Direction’s Think Tank Central—Advancing Freedom Summit in Madrid, and to United States Southern Command. He has provided parliamentary evidence to the United Kingdom House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic.

In addition to his work on transatlantic security, Mr. Kochis has government affairs experience working at a national nonprofit organization. He previously worked in research and marketing roles with the Advisory Board.

Mr. Kochis holds an MA in comparative political science from Fordham University, where he received the Richard A. Bennett graduate assistantship. He received his BA in political science from the Catholic University of America, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, and from the University Honors Program.