Kathleen J. McInnis

Kathleen J. McInnis is a senior fellow in the International Security Program and the director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Articles by Kathleen J. McInnis
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speak during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speak during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington.

How to Sell NATO to Gen Z
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Kathleen J. McInnis
A girl touches a photograph of her relative on the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in Kyiv.
A girl touches a photograph of her relative on the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in Kyiv.

What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?
Argument
Kathleen J. McInnis
The NATO flag
The NATO flag

Why Americans Still Need NATO
Argument
Kathleen J. McInnis
A soldier in a tank trains in Germany.
A soldier in a tank trains in Germany.

2 Percent Defense Spending Is a Bad Target for NATO
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Kathleen J. McInnis, Daniel Fata
Russian service members in Ukraine
Russian service members in Ukraine

Russia Is a Real Threat to NATO
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Kathleen J. McInnis, Daniel Fata
The Pentagon is seen from the air over Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2013.
The Pentagon is seen from the air over Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2013.

The Pentagon’s Office Culture Is Stuck in 1968
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Zachery Tyson Brown, Kathleen J. McInnis
A statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena is illuminated under a full moon in central Athens on July 27, 2018.
A statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena is illuminated under a full moon in central Athens on July 27, 2018.

Strategists Have Forgotten the Power of Stories
Argument
Kathleen J. McInnis
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