Samuel C. S. Dempsey

Freelance Policy and Political Analyst | Journalist | Transatlantic Relations | EU-US | Risk - Foresight

Available for briefings, analytical reports, strategic research, and freelance journalism.

I'm a Brussels-based freelance analyst working with POLITICO's Research & Analysis Division (PRAD), where I deliver tailored research and foresight on EU-US relations. I also contribute EU coverage for EU Perspectives and work with select clients across government, international media, and the private sector.With seven years of transatlantic policy experience spanning think tanks, U.S. government, and media, I specialize in U.S.-EU relations, European defense and strategic autonomy, NATO, trade policy, and democratic governance.

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EXPERIENCE & CLIENTS

POLITICO Europe — Research & Analysis Division (PRAD), Mainichi Shimbun, European Parliament, Meteksan Defence, U.S. State Department, U.S. Congress, EU Perspectives, Various Think Tanks in Brussels and Washington, D.C.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

• The Brussels Times - Trump chose Orbán. Orbán chose Putin. Europe must choose leverage.

• CEPA - Who Is Philip Gordon, Harris’s National Security Advisor?

• Wilson Center - Challenges Facing Kaja Kallas, the New High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy

• SAIS Review for International Affairs - How EU Enlargement Could Transform European Defence: Scenarios for a 2030 Agenda

• Oxford Politcal Review - Ireland and the US: A Growing, Special Geoeconomic Relationship Worthy of Protection

• TEPSA - Israel-Palestine Conflict: Can the EU Lead to a Resolution?

• New Eastern Europe - Why equating Ukraine’s future with post-war South Korea is a mistake

• Blue Europe - The Sino-Hungarian Relationship’s Effects on the EU and NATO

My latest for The Transatlantic Debrief. A a conversation with Rasmus Jarlov, Chairman of the Danish Parliament's Defence Committee.

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