Jorge Benitez

About Jorge Benitez

Regularly brief senior US and foreign officials on national security issues. Special expertise in NATO, European politics, multilateral diplomacy, coalition warfare, and crisis management operations. Responsibilities cover NATO operations and exercises from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean, with particular attention to the crises in Ukraine and Syria. Provide analysis of NATO’s current and developing relationship with international partners not just in Europe, but also in other regions critical to transatlantic security such as the Middle East and East Asia. Also examine the impact of key technological innovations such as cyber, remotely piloted aircraft (aka drones), and missile defense on NATO and US national security. The creator and director of NATOSource, the most popular website in the world for daily news about the transatlantic alliance. NATOSource is ranked in the top.5% of all social media. NATOSource is also consulted by a select demographic of heads of state, Cabinet ministers, ambassadors, military leaders, US/international lawmakers, and hundreds of journalists from around the world. Interviewed, published, and cited by media sources such as CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, Defense News, POLITICO, the Guardian, the Telegraph, Xinhua, the Global Times, Russia Today, Kommersant, Hurriyet, Handelsblatt, Al Arabiya, Al Hurra, Al Jazeera, Sky News, and the Congressional Research Service.

Experience

1. Nonresident Senior Fellow

   Atlantic Council

   Jul 2017 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• University of Florida

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and History

  1987 — 1990

• The Fletcher School at Tufts University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Relations and National Security Studies

  1995 — 2000

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Master of Public Policy, International Affairs & Security

  1990 — 1992

• The Fletcher School at Tufts University

  Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, MALD

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Diplomacy
• Politics
• Foreign Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Business Alliances
• International Relations
• Eu
• Alliances
• International Security
• Strategic Studies
• Conflict
• Nato
• Comparative Politics
• Human Rights
• Transatlantic Relations
• Defense
• Political Risk Analysis
• Intelligence
• Conflict Analysis
• Political Science
• Foreign Affairs
• Security Studies
• Social Media
• Intelligence Analysis
• European Union
• Public Policy
• Digital Media
• National Security
• European Politics
• Government
• International Organizations
• Foreign Policy Analysis
• Public Diplomacy
• Military History
• Democracy