Expert Bio

Dan White is a program associate at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Kennan Institute. Dan is responsible for managing Kennan Institute programs and policy outreach. Dan's research focus includes US foreign policy toward Russia and Ukraine and geopolitics in Eurasia.

Dan holds masters degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Washington, and a bachelors degree from the University of Central Florida. Dan is a former officer in the United States Army and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

Major Publications

"Trump Will Be Tougher on Russia Than Many Expect" The National Interest. January 29, 2025. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/politics/trump-will-be-tougher-on-russia-than-many-expect 

"3 Signs Show if Putin Is Getting Serious About Using Nuclear Weapons" Newsweek. December 9, 2024. https://www.newsweek.com/3-signs-vladimir-putin-getting-serious-about-using-nuclear-weapons-opinion-1997866 

"Expect the Worst From Russia and North Korea" The Diplomat. November 9, 2024. https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/expect-the-worst-from-russia-and-north-korea/ 

 "Ukraine should have its day in court
A Russian militia leader accused of war crimes must be tried in the country whose right to exist he denies" Novaya Gazeta Europe. July 2, 2024. https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/07/02/ukraine-should-have-its-day-in-court-en 

"Blast impact: Why efforts to treat Ukrainian veterans for modern warfare’s signature injury must start now" Novaya Gazeta Europe. May 22, 2024. https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/22/blast-impact-en 

"Vanguard of a White Empire: Rusich, the Russian Imperial Movement, and Russia’s War of Terror" Naval Postgraduate School. June 2023. https://calhoun.nps.edu/entities/publication/4d065710-6ede-4ff0-b530-a86ee21d9688