Kyle Menyhert

Kyle Menyhert

Foreign Affairs Analyst

A foreign affairs and security analyst at SAIC with expertise in U.S. defense policy, Eastern European security, and geopolitical conflicts. Previously worked in strategic policy roles at the U. S. Department of Defense, supporting decision-making at the highest levels. A former columnist and editor at Free Russia Foundation, covering Russian domestic and foreign policy. Holds a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University, specializing in national security.

10 Publications

Publications

10 publications
Economics

American Private Sector Rallies to Fight COVID-19

As the number of cases of COVID-19, also known informally as coronavirus, grows in the United States, local, state and federal government officials are scrambling to contain the…

Article Apr 2, 2020
Politics

Clinton fails to inspire confidence when asked about US-Russia relations

In the last Democratic presidential debate, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked the following question: “...You famously handed Russia's foreign minister a reset button in 2009.…

Article Jan 21, 2016
Politics

What Russia can do right in Syria

A recent NPR report suggested that Russia is not exclusively supporting forces loyal to Assad. During Putin’s annual conference with the press. In a speech to top military…

Article Jan 4, 2016
Politics

Democrats divided on US-Russia cooperation in Syria

The three Democratic candidates for President of the United States had another chance over the weekend to lay out their plans for US-Russia relations. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders…

Article Dec 21, 2015
Politics

GOP debate: Are you qualified to deal with Vladimir Putin?

The debate schedule marches on in the United States. On Tuesday, the top nine Republican Party candidates, as well as four less popular candidates, debated each other again,…

Article Dec 17, 2015
Politics

Democrats mull options for the future of the U.S.-Russia relationship over Syria

On Saturday night, the Democratic Party hosted its second presidential debate. Unlike the Republicans, the Democrats have fielded a small amount of candidates. Five candidates took the stage at…

Article Nov 19, 2015
Politics

Republican candidates reiterate their approaches to Russia

Two more debates between the Republican Party’s presidential debates have taken place since attention shifted from Ukraine to Syria. In the fourth debate, the Republican candidates doubled down…

Article Nov 15, 2015
Civil Society

Genocidal Doublethink: The Kremlin and the Holodomor

On Saturday, November the 7th, once the biggest holiday in the Soviet Union with the possible exception of Victory Day, the blue and gold Ukrainian flag was everywhere,…

Article Nov 10, 2015
Politics

The GOP debate: attention shifts from Ukraine to Syria

On Wednesday night, Americans tuned into the second round of Republican Party debates. It didn't take long for the simmering tensions between the United States and Russian Federation…

Article Sep 19, 2015
Politics

U.S.—Russia relations after 2016: isolation, engagement or confrontation?

With so many presidential candidates in the U.S., there is a great deal of media attention and public discussion. There hasn't been too much said about where the…

Article Aug 31, 2015

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