Author

Daniel Fried

DANIEL FRIED is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Over the course of his 40-year career at the U.S. Department of State, Fried served in a number of senior diplomatic positions, including U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and U.S. Coordinator for Sanctions Policy.

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A Plan for Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

Europe Must Step Up, but America Still Has a Role to Play in Ending the War

Stephen Hadley, Daniel Fried, and Franklin D. Kramer

March 7, 2025

Poland’s Transformative Election

How Europe Would Benefit From a New Government in Warsaw

Daniel Fried and Alina Polyakova

October 18, 2023

Should Ukraine Negotiate With Russia?

The Debate Over How to End the War

Dmytro Natalukha; Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried; Angela Stent; Samuel Charap

Response July 13, 2023

No Peace at Any Price in Ukraine

It’s Too Soon for a Lasting Diplomatic Settlement

Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried

June 8, 2022

Putin’s Long Game in Ukraine

How the West Can Still Protect Kyiv

Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried

February 23, 2022

When Diplomats and Spies Must Go

Expelling Russians, Then and Now

April 3, 2018