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Plan of Action to Secure Ukraine: Key Recommendations for the US Congress

Jan 16, 2025 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |Ilya Timtchenko |Chris Stephen |Edward Lucas

Reauthorize, extend, and increase funds to USAI and other authorities: The USAI train-and-equip authority should be extended for a five-year period, covering Fiscal Years 2026 through 2031 which will enable consistent planning as the current annual/semi-annual reauthorization process can create unnecessary delays in execution.
Plan of Action: US Security Assistance to Ukraine

Jan 16, 2025 | cepa.org | Emil Avdaliani |Catherine Sendak |Ilya Timtchenko

Recommendations for the US Executive Branch:Strategic Vision: First, the US Administration (along with allies and partners) needs a comprehensive strategy which builds upon the past two years of assistance and enables long-term planning among key stakeholders. This strategy, which will be supported by the following recommendations, must also be informed by a collaborative and clear US policy towards Russia.
Between Now and NATO: A Security Strategy for Ukraine

Jan 16, 2025 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |Ilya Timtchenko |Pavel Luzin |Aura Sabadus

Europe’s security hinges on Ukraine’s stability. NATO membership for Ukraine is the only long-term security guarantee and should be the ultimate goal. However, Ukraine cannot wait for NATO; this report provides a comprehensive road map with concrete recommendations for what Ukraine’s allies and partners must do in the interim to secure Ukraine, between now and NATO membership.
Trump’s New Deal: Pay Up

May 5, 2024 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |Ilya Timtchenko

The former (and quite possibly future) US president, Donald Trump, takes a transactional approach to alliances. His speeches do not feature misty rhetoric about the D-Day landings, the Berlin Wall, or the joyous reunification of Europe in 1989-91. He has long believed that other countries are cynical cheapskates who take advantage of American generosity and gullibility. He drives his point home with words and phrases that are deliberately designed to shock.
Europe Must Not Wait for US Action on Ukraine

Feb 21, 2024 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |Gonzalo Vázquez |Francis Harris |Kseniya Kirillova

The Munich Security Conference celebrated its 60th anniversary this year with its biggest-ever attendance. The halls were filled with the latest news in geopolitics, including upcoming election predictions, the lead-up to the NATO Summit in July, and somber updates from the Ukraine front.
My Top Three Books - Catherine Sendak

Dec 13, 2023 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak |George Packer |Christopher Clark

Catherine Sendak is the Director of the Transatlantic Defense and Security program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). She was previously the Vice President for Policy and Projects for Business Executives for National Security (BENS). From 2018 to 2021, Sendak was the Principal Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.
Congress and Ukraine Aid - Reasons to Be Cheerful

Oct 3, 2023 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak

Almost 20 months into the largest European war since the end of World War II, hundreds of thousands of casualties, millions of displaced families, dangers to energy and food security, the emergence of a totalitarian villain’s club bent on remaking a world order that better serves their ambitions, and yet internal politics are the subject of partisan squabbling in the most powerful country in the world.
State of the Alliance: Lithuania’s Goals for the Vilnius Summit

Jun 28, 2023 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak

In July, representatives from 31 countries will descend upon Vilnius for the 2023 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. During the Summit, leaders are expected to deliberate on key topics including the approval of alliance regional plans, the outstanding alliance-wide approval of Sweden’s accession into NATO, and security assistance and assurances for Ukraine.
Biden’s Kyiv Visit: Great, What’s Next?

Feb 20, 2023 | cepa.org | Catherine Sendak

The US President’s trip to the Ukrainian capital is an important gesture, but the West must stop discussing increments and consider how to deliver victory. Photo: President Biden and President Zelenskyy in Kyiv February 2023. Credit: @POTUS via Twitter.