Steven Keil
Fellow, Security and Defense Policy, Future of GeopoliticsSteven Keil is a fellow in GMF’s Washington office. His work focuses on transatlantic security, with an emphasis on the U.S., Russia, Germany, and NATO. Prior to joining GMF, Keil was a Robert Bosch Fellow at the CDU/CSU Foreign Policy Working Group in the German Bundestag, as well as in the Eastern European and Eurasian research division at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. Keil also previously worked in the United States Senate for U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD).
Keil received his bachelor’s from the University of South Dakota in political science, German, and history and holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service BMW Center of German and European Studies. He speaks German and basic Russian.
Featured Work
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March 16, 2021
After four years of “America First,” Washington’s return to a more cooperative tone has allies across the North Atlantic Treaty...
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February 16, 2021
NATO’s engagement with partner countries has played a key role in the evolution of the alliance.
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October 14, 2020
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September 11, 2020
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May 12, 2020
Rumblings of U.S.-Russia rapprochement hit like a bolt out of the blue.
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April 14, 2020
The virus is destroying economies and paralyzing societies in ways Russian military planners could only dream.
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March 10, 2020
Strategic stability was a significant component of U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War.
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December 17, 2019
Whether reckless, a dubious gamble or a calculated attempt to shift European security policy writ large, French President Emmanuel Macron...
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April 2, 2019
In a difficult moment, NATO’s historical success, together with current operational advances, will once again see the alliance through.
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September 25, 2018
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March 27, 2018
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September 27, 2017
Angela Merkel triumphed as predicted in Germany, but the parliament shake-up could change the game.
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February 16, 2017
Photo credit: Tobias Koch
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The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) turns 50 on March 5. This year likewise marks the 75th anniversary of the...
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With Russia’s posture growing increasingly assertive over the past several years, the transatlantic partners continue to readjust to a...
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Photo: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
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The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) recently organized a group of senior officials and experts to travel to Kansas City,...
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The 2017 parliamentary elections demonstrated significant shifts in the German political landscape.
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Vladimir Putin again secured the country's presidency for another six-year term.
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WASHINGTON - An embittered U.S. elections cycle full of attention-grabbing headlines has cast a large shadow across the Atlantic. As the...
