Expert Bio

Jason C. Moyer is a foreign policy professional with over 9 years of experience specializing in transatlantic relations, transatlantic security, the European Union, NATO, the Nordics, the Baltics, France, and the OSCE. He is currently the Program Associate for the Global Europe Program at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously, he worked at Johns Hopkins SAIS in the Foreign Policy Institute—the Dean’s research institute—and in the Center for Transatlantic Relations, a think tank within the university. He teaches on the Nordic and Baltic region for the Foreign Service Institute, the training institution for diplomats in the US government. He is also a Fellow for the Transatlantic Leadership Network and an Associated Researcher for the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. In 2023 he was a participant in the 40th Manfred Wörner Seminar, a transatlantic security seminar organized by the German Bundeswehr.

His current research focuses on the intersection between politics and security, with an emphasis on the European Union as a security actor, the OSCE ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, Finland and Sweden as new NATO allies, and Baltic Sea security. He has been published in multiple major media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Hill, and The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He also offers regular media commentary and has been featured by NPR, The New York Times, and Business Insider.

Jason graduated from Georgetown University with a Master of Arts in European Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. During his time at Georgetown, he was a teaching assistant to former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Before pursuing his Masters, he taught English in South Korea for two years through the Korean Ministry of Education. Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

Jason speaks French and Italian, as well as some German, Finnish, and Korean. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Kira, and their rescue dog, Nori.

Expertise

Transatlantic relations, transatlantic security, the European Union, NATO, the Nordics, the Baltics, France, and the OSCE