Nicholas Lokker
Research Associate, Transatlantic Security Program
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Nick Lokker is a Research Associate for the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS. His work explores the development of the political and security order in Europe, focusing in particular on the integration and enlargement of the European Union as well as the evolving roles of Russia and the United States in the region.
Lokker has prior work experience at the Center for European Policy Analysis, the European Parliamentary Research Service, and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. He also spent a year teaching English in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He has published in Foreign Policy, Politico Europe, War on the Rocks, and Lawfare, among other outlets.
Lokker holds a BA in political science and romance languages from Duke University and an MA in European studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. He speaks French and Spanish as well as some German and Russian.
Recent Publications & News
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Sanctions by The Numbers: The Russian Energy Sector
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By Jocelyn Trainer, Nicholas Lokker, Kristen Taylor & Uliana Certan
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It’s time for Congress to commit to better U.S.-EU relations
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By Nicholas Lokker & Jason C. Moyer
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CNAS Responds: Two Years of War in Ukraine
Press Note
By Richard Fontaine, Stacie Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser, Nicholas Lokker, John Hughes & Edward Fishman
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Navalny's Legacy: Envisioning a Post-Imperial Russia Amidst Ukrainian Crisis
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By Nicholas Lokker
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The EU Should Do More to Help Armenia Shake Off Russia
Commentary
By Nicholas Lokker & Anna Avanesyan
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