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Former NSC Director for Russia and Director for Eastern Europe & Ukraine | Author of RIGGED (Knopf, 2020), a NYT Editors' Choice Book | DPhil from Oxford

Joined January 2017
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Jon Finer and @davidashimer examine the growth of Ukraine’s cutting-edge defense industry—and call on the Department of Defense and U.S. companies to learn from Ukrainian manufacturers firsthand: foreignaffairs.com/russia/uk…
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Jon Finer and @davidashimer discuss the exponential growth of Kyiv’s drone production—and consider what the United States can learn from Ukraine’s cutting-edge capabilities: foreignaffairs.com/russia/uk…
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From @WSJopinion: Ukraine can enter a future negotiation with strength and reach an acceptable outcome to this war, but only if the U.S. continues to support the Ukrainian military and apply economic pressure on Russia, writes @davidashimer on.wsj.com/4hlq4ka
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As a new book shows, Russian attempts to interfere with American elections go back generations nyti.ms/3imp4ij
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“The pacing of a thriller and the insight of a superb work of history”: a rave review from @TimNaftali of @davidashimer’s harrowing new book, “Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference” nytimes.com/2020/06/30/books…
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My review for the @nytimes of David Shimer's super smart, gripping and timely book, "Rigged." nytimes.com/2020/06/30/books…
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