Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Russia’s largescale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has changed the geo-political landscape in the transatlantic community in a way not seen since World War II. One of the invasion’s most significant consequences has been to instill cohesion and restore a sense of purpose to NATO. What does this all mean for the future of the transatlantic community?

Luke Coffey, an expert on the role of NATO and the European Union in transatlantic and Eurasian security, and UF professor of political science Zach Selden joined for a program titled The Transatlantic Community in the Aftermath of Russia’s Aggression: What is Next?

An alternative livestream is available at this link.

This Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence program is sponsored by in cooperation with the UF Center for European Studies and Erasmus+ of the European Commission.

About the Speakers

Luke Coffey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, analyzing national security and foreign policy, with a focus on Europe, Eurasia, NATO, and transatlantic relations. His commentary and analysis have been widely published and he has been interviewed on television and radio by prestigious media outlets in the US and overseas.

He received a master of science degree in the politics and government of the European Union from the London School of Economics. He holds a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and studied African politics at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Read more.

He served as a commissioned officer in the Army and has extensive experience in British politics, including in the House of Commons as an adviser on defense and security issues for the Conservative Party, and in the House of Commons as an adviser on defense and security issues for the Conservative Party.

Zach Selden is an associate professor of political science at the University of Florida. His research and teaching focus on U.S. national security and alliances with an emphasis on the transatlantic relationship. His first book, Economic Sanctions as Instruments of American Foreign Policy examines the use of sanctions and provides a framework for understanding when and why they succeed or fail in furthering American national interests.

In Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy he examines the different forms of alliance relations that the U.S. maintains, and how these alliances can be leveraged to ensure American security interests at a relatively low cost.

He was previously the Deputy Secretary General for Policy at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, and the Director of the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA. His current research focuses on the development of the intelligence community and how specific events led to the growth of its size and power.