Nicholas Danforth
Former George F. Kennan Fellow
Professional affiliation
Senior Non-Resident Fellow, The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
Wilson Center Projects
Russian-Turkish Relations Beyond the Myth of Historical Enmity
Full Biography
Nick Danforth is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy. Previously, he worked as a Senior Visiting Fellow for the German Marshall Fund and as a senior policy analyst for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s national security program. Danforth received his M.A. from the School of Oriental and African Studies and his B.A. from Yale. He completed his Ph.D. in history at Georgetown University in 2015 and has written widely about Turkey, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East for publications including The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, New York Times and Washington Post.
Major Publications
- "The Outlook for Turkish Democracy: 2023 and Beyond." The Washington Institute. Policy Analysis. March 2020.
- "The End of History and the Last Map." Foreign Policy. 14 February 2020.