STATE BUDGET SUPPORT REPORT
1. Applicant (name of the institution and address):
Center for a New American Security
1152 15th Street, NW
Suite 950
Washington, D.C. 20005
2. Project’s contact person (name, address, phone, email):
Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor
Senior Fellow and Director, Transatlantic Security Program
Center for a New American Security
1152 15th Street, NW
Suite 950
Washington, D.C. 20005
Cell: 619-846-4219
Email:
[email protected]
3. Applicant’s bank name, account number, SWIFT/BIC code:
EagleBank
7815 Woodmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD 201814
ABA/Routing #: 055003298
Account #: 200242238
SWIFT/BIC: EAGEUS33
4. Requested amount: $50,000 ($25,000 from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
$25,000 from the Estonian Ministry of Defense)
5. Project’s short description:
The Biden Administration has repeatedly stated that cooperation with Allies and partners
is a crucial pillar of its efforts to address Russia. Whether it’s standing up to Russian
attacks on Mr. Navalny and the Russian opposition, Russia’s malign cyber activity,
attacks on democratic institutions, or the future of the INF treaty, Open Skies, and arms
control, President Biden has clearly signaled his intent to work alongside Europe. Yet
despite the positive rhetoric about how the United States and Europe can work together
to address Russia, there is no clear roadmap for cooperation.
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) seeks to fill that gap by identifying a
roadmap for Transatlantic cooperation on Russia. To develop that roadmap, we will
establish a new Transatlantic Forum on Russia. The Forum will convene a series of
working groups on the following issue areas – arms control and strategic stability, Russia
sanctions, anti-corruption, climate and energy security, Ukraine and the Eastern
neighborhood, the Arctic, engaging young Russians and Russian civil society, and cyber
and hybrid threats. The working groups will develop recommendations that will inform
an issue-specific policy brief series and Transatlantic policy dialogues.
6. Planned goal of the project, outcomes and activities:
The goal of this project is to facilitate transatlantic discussion on a way forward on Russia
with the goal of producing concrete recommendations for policymakers on both sides of
the Atlantic. Through this project, the team will identify those areas most ripe for
cooperation, and steps that governments can take to advance it. The Forum is led by Dr.
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, and compromised of the following components, actions, and
activities:
• A Core Group. The Forum will gather a group of 6 experts from the United States
and Europe. These experts will participate across all the Forum’s activities and
will be responsible for identifying additional experts to contribute to the specific
policy-focused discussions and memos.
• Working Groups. One to two members of the core group will be responsible for
running a working group on each of the following priority issue areas: arms
control and strategic stability, Russia sanctions, anti-corruption, climate and
energy security, Ukraine and the Eastern neighborhood, the Arctic, engaging
young Russians and Russian civil society, and cyber and hybrid threats. Each
working group will draft one policy memo identifying concrete recommendations
for Transatlantic cooperation on the issue area. Most working groups will also
convene at least one policy dialogue.
• Transatlantic Policy Dialogue. The core group – and specifically the working
group leaders – will convene a policy dialogue. Each dialogue will be focused on
a discrete policy issue (as described above) and will include a broader group of
Transatlantic experts on the specific policy issue being discussed.
• A Policy Paper Series. CNAS will publish a series of short memos identifying
concrete areas for Transatlantic cooperation on the discrete policy issues
described above. The memos will be 2-5 pages in length, designed to deliver
concrete and actionable recommendations to policymakers on both sides of the
Atlantic.
• Op-eds and Podcasts. Where relevant, the core group will publish short op-eds
and/or podcast discussions on CNAS’s Brussels Sprouts podcast based on the
dialogue and policy recommendations identified. The goal of these activities is to
inform public understanding of a principled, but pragmatic approach to Russia.
7. Actual outcome, overview of the budget and realization of the project (e.g. in the case
of a lecture/meeting/event the overview has to contain the date, place,
lecturer/facilitator, topic, number and description of participants (students, seniors
etc)):
Working Group Meetings
CNAS began holding working group meetings in June 2021. Below you’ll find the list of
working group meetings, along with the participants in attendance.
Arctic Working Group - Meeting #1
June 30, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: security and stability in the Arctic
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend
• U.S. Speaker: Rebecca Pincus (US Naval War College)
• European Speaker: Mathieu Boulègue (Chatham House)
• Participants:
▪ 8 U.S. expert participants
▪ 7 European expert participants
Arms Control and Strategic Stability Working Group - Meeting #1
July 12, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: identifying a menu of options the Biden administration might want to
pursue in its strategic stability discussions with Russia; identifying European
priorities and attitudes to these options
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jon Wolfsthal
• U.S. Speaker: Jon Wolfsthal (Global Zero)
• European Speaker: Adam Thomson (European Leadership Network)
• Participants:
▪ 11 U.S. expert participants
▪ 11 European expert participants
Arctic Working Group - Meeting #2
September 9, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: opportunities for transatlantic collaboration on scientific research,
climate, and search and rescue opportunities in the Arctic
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend
• U.S. Speaker: Lawson Brigham (Wilson Center)
• U.S. Speaker: Mike Sfraga (Wilson Center)
• Participants:
▪ 10 U.S. expert participants
▪ 13 European expert participants
Arms Control and Strategic Stability Working Group - Meeting #2
September 13, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: Russian actions undermining strategic stability; European reactions to
options for the United States to pursue in dialogue with Russia
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jon Wolfsthal
• European Speaker: Lukasz Kulesa (Polish Institute of International Affairs)
• European Speaker: Bruno Tertrais (Foundation for Strategic Research)
• Participants:
▪ 15 U.S. expert participants
▪ 15 European expert participants
Anti-Corruption Working Group – Meeting #1
September 22, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: opportunities for the United States and Europe to build resilience and
strengthen our own institutions in the face of Russian corruption
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche
• U.S. Speaker: Josh Rudolph (GMF)
• European Speaker: Tom Keatinge (RUSI)
• Participants:
▪ 10 U.S. expert participants
▪ 8 European expert participants
Russia Sanctions Working Group - Meeting #1
September 24, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: purpose, role, and goals of transatlantic sanctions policy on Russia
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Angela Stent
• U.S. Speaker: Eddie Fishman (CNAS)
• European Speaker: Nigel Gould-Davies (IISS)
• Participants:
▪ 9 U.S. expert participants
▪ 14 European expert participants
Russia Sanctions Working Group - Meeting #2
October 7, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: how the United States and Europe can use sanctions to disrupt the
Kremlin’s aggressive actions
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Angela Stent
• U.S. Speaker: Brian O'Toole (Atlantic Council)
• European Speaker: Maria Shagina (University of Zurich)
• Participants:
▪ 14 U.S. expert participants
▪ 13 European expert participants
Anti-Corruption Working Group – Meeting #2
October 28, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: opportunities for the United States and Europe to take offensive actions
to tackle Russian corruption
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche
• U.S. Speaker: Casey Michel (Hudson Institute)
• European Speakers: Carl Dolan and Iska Kirova (Open Society European
Policy Institute)
• Participants:
▪ 13 U.S. expert participants
▪ 11 European expert participants
Ukraine and Eastern Neighborhood Working Group – Meeting #1
November 16, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: identifying U.S. and EU interests, priorities, and expectations of each
other when it comes to Ukraine
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Fredrik Löjdquist, Vaidotas Urbelis
• U.S. Speaker: Kurt Volker (CEPA)
• U.S. Speaker: Sandy Vershbow (Atlantic Council)
• European Speaker: Slawomir Debski (Polish Institute of International Affairs)
• Participants:
▪ 10 U.S. expert participants
▪ 19 European expert participants
Engaging Young Russians and Russian Civil Society Working Group – Meeting #1
November 29, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: identifying how the United States and Europe can more effectively
support Russians and Russian civil society outside of Russia
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor
• Russian Speaker: Natalia Arno (Free Russia Foundation)
• U.S. Speaker: Sofya Orlosky (Freedom House)
• Participants:
▪ 13 U.S. expert participants
▪ 14 European expert participants
Engaging Young Russians and Russian Civil Society Working Group – Meeting #2
December 15, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: identifying how the United States and Europe support Russian civil
society, especially in areas like investigative journalism, protecting the
information environment, and climate change/environmental issues
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor
• U.S. Speaker: Rachel Denber (Human Rights Watch)
• Russian Sspeaker: Vladimir Milov (former Chairman of Russia’s Democratic
Choice Party)
• Participants:
▪ 13 U.S. expert participants
▪ 9 European expert participants
▪ 3 Russian expert participants
Ukraine and Eastern Neighborhood Working Group – Meeting #2
December 16, 2021, Zoom
• Topic: identifying how Ukraine can strengthen its resilience and continue its
democratic transformation
• Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Fredrik Löjdquist, Vaidotas Urbelis
• U.S. Speaker: Melinda Haring (Atlantic Council)
• European Speaker: Jan Tombinski (former Ambassador of the European Union
to Ukraine)
• Participants:
▪ 10 U.S. expert participants
▪ 14 European expert participants
▪ 1 Canadian expert participants
Policy Briefs
The team has released two of the policy briefs recommending how the United States and
Europe can address challenges from Russia in the Arctic and with arms control and
strategic stability. They are below:
• “Navigating Relations with Russia in the Arctic: A Roadmap for Stability,”
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Lawson W. Brigham, and Nicholas
Lokker; Center for a New American Security; November 18, 2021.
• “Arms Control and Strategic Stability with Russia: The View from Europe,”
Jon B. Wolfsthal and Andrea Kendall-Taylor; Center for a New American
Security; December 14, 2021.
Policy Dialogues
CNAS has held one policy dialogue so far to accompany the launch of the Arctic policy
brief and to highlight the brief’s key findings:
CNAS Arctic Policy Dialogue
November 19, 2021; Zoom
o Topic: the Biden administration’s approach to the Arctic, including Russia’s
increasing militarization of the region
o Facilitator: Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend
o Speakers: Jim DeHart (U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, U.S.
Department of State); Dan Erikson (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Defense)
o Participants:
▪ 20 U.S. expert and government participants
▪ 2 Russian expert participants
▪ 6 European expert and government participants
▪ 2 Japanese expert and government participants
8. Project’s planned and actual timeline:
Planned Timeline Actual Timeline
Arms Control and Strategic Stability Arms Control and Strategic Stability
May-July 2021: Convene working group on June-September 2021: Convened working
arms control and strategic stability group on arms control and strategic stability
Mid-August 2021 – Send arms control and Mid-November 2021: Sent arms control and
strategic stability memo to pubs strategic stability memo to pubs
Late September 2021: Publish policy memo December 14, 2021: Published policy memo
on arms control and strategic stability; host a on arms control and strategic stability
policy dialogue event
Early 2022: Host a policy dialogue event
Ukraine and the Eastern Neighborhood Ukraine and the Eastern Neighborhood
May-July 2021: Convene working group on November-December 2021: Convened
Ukraine and the Eastern neighborhood. working group on Ukraine and the Eastern
neighborhood.
Mid-August 2021: Send Ukraine and
Eastern neighborhood memo to pubs February 2022: Send Ukraine and Eastern
neighborhood memo to pubs
Early October 2021: Publish policy memo April 2022: Publish policy memo on
on Ukraine and the Eastern neighborhood; Ukraine and the Eastern neighborhood; host
host a policy dialogue event a policy dialogue event
Russia sanctions Russia sanctions
August-September 2021: Convene working September-November 2021: Convened
group on Russia sanctions working group on Russia sanctions
Late October: Send Russia sanctions memo Early January 2022: Send Russia sanctions
to pubs memo to pubs
Mid-December 2021: Publish memo on Late February 2022: Publish memo on
Russia sanctions; host a policy dialogue Russia sanctions; host a policy dialogue
event event
Arctic Arctic
August-September 2021: Convene working June-September 2021: Convened working
group on the Arctic group on the Arctic
Late October 2021: Send Arctic memo to October 2021: Sent Arctic memo to pubs
pubs
November 16, 2021: Published memo on the
Mid-December 2021: Publish memo on the Arctic
Arctic; host a policy dialogue event
November 19, 2021: Hosted a policy
dialogue event
Engaging young Russians and Russian Engaging young Russians and Russian
civil society civil society
October-November 2021: Convene working November-December 2021: Convened
group on engaging young Russians and working group on engaging young Russians
Russian civil society and Russian civil society
Late December 2021: Send engaging young February 2022: Send engaging young
Russians and Russian civil society memo to Russians and Russian civil society memo to
pubs pubs
Mid-February 2022: Publish memo on April 2022: Publish memo on engaging
engaging young Russians and Russian civil young Russians and Russian civil society
society
Anti-corruption Anti-corruption
October-November 2021: Convene working September-October 2021: Convened
group on anti-corruption working group on anti-corruption
Late December 2021: Send anti-corruption January 2022: Send anti-corruption memo to
memo to pubs pubs
Late February 2022: Publish memo on anti- March 2022: Publish memo on anti-
corruption; host a policy dialogue event corruption; host a policy dialogue event
Climate and Energy Security Climate and Energy Security
December 2021-January 2022: Convene January-March 2022: Convene working
working group on climate and energy group on climate and energy security
security
April 2022: Send climate and energy
Late February 2022: Send climate and security memo to pubs
energy security memo to pubs
June 2022: Publish memo on climate and
Mid-April 2022: Publish memo on climate energy security; host a policy dialogue event
and energy security; host a policy dialogue
event
Cyber and Hybrid Threats Cyber and Hybrid Threats
December 2021-January 2022: Convene January-March 2022: Convene working
working group on cyber and hybrid threats group on cyber and hybrid threats
Late February 2022: Send cyber and hybrid April 2022: Send cyber and hybrid threats
threats memo to pubs memo to pubs
Early May 2022: Publish memo on cyber June 2022: Publish memo on cyber and
and hybrid threats hybrid threats
9. Budget:
Income/Expense Total amount: Self-financing/co- Support from
s budgeted/actual financer: Estonia:
budgeted/actual budgeted/actual
Income $301,047.0 $251,049.6 $49,997.4
0 0 0 Total
$24,998.7
0 Estonian
MFA
$24,998.7
0 Estonian
MOD
Expense
Expense on $152,000.0 $35,818.43 $123,600.0 $4,533.55 $14,200.0 $31,284.8
salary 0 0 0 Estonian 8
MOD
$14,200.0
0 Estonian
MFA
Expense on tax $59,280.00 $13,969.18 $48,204.00 $1,768.08 $5,538.00 $12,201.1
and benefits Estonian 0
MOD
$5,538.00
Estonian
MFA
Expense on $17,000.00 $10,000.00 $17,000.00 $10,000.00
honoraria for 0
project partners
Expense on copy $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
editor
Expense on $32,000.00 $24,000 .00 $28,000.00 $20,000.00 $2,000.00 $4,000.00
working groups - Estonian
MOD
- honoraria for
speaker/memo $2,000.00
writers Estonian
MFA
Expense on $39,267.00 $7,467.71 $32,745.60 $945.25 $3,260.70 $6,522.46
administrative Estonian
MOD
costs (15%)
$3,260.70
Estonian
MFA
Total surplus or Total $209,791.68 Estonian $4,011.04
deficit project remaining MFA & overspent
budget to complete MOD
project budget
You may delete the columns that are not relevant to the application, e.g. if there is no other
source of funding. Also, you may change and add rows concerning expenses.
10. The applicant may add other materials about the project that may be relevant
In addition to the policy briefs, the project team has also published commentary pieces in
media outlets relating to Russia:
• “What It Will Take to Deter Russia,” Jim Townsend; Foreign Affairs; January 7,
2022.
• “What Putin Learned From the Soviet Collapse,” Michael Kofman and Richard
Connolly; Foreign Affairs; December 29, 2021.
• “Russia Won’t Let Ukraine Go Without a Fight,” Michael Kofman and Michael
Kimmage; Foreign Affairs; November 22, 2021.
• “Polar Bear in the Room: America Must Talk to Russia About the Artic,” Nicholas
Lokker; The National Interest; November 21, 2021.
• “The Myth of Russian Decline: Why Moscow Will Be A Persistent Power,” Andrea
Kendall-Taylor and Michael Kofman; Foreign Affairs; October 19, 2021.
• “Brussels Should Follow Biden’s Lead in Engaging Russia,” Nicholas Lokker;
Euroactiv; September 16, 2021.
• “Zapad-2021: What To Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise,” Michael
Kofman; War On The Rocks; September 8, 2021.
• “China and Russia’s Dangerous Convergence,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David O.
Shullman; Foreign Affairs; May 3, 2021.
Additionally, the team has released podcast episodes focused on Russia:
• “Flash Release: Fiona Hill Reacts to U.S.-Russia Talks,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and
Jim Townsend; Brussels Sprouts; January 12, 2022.
• “Flash Release: Mike McFaul Reacts to U.S.-Russia Talks,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor
and Jim Townsend; Brussels Sprouts; January 11, 2022.
• “Navigating Relations with Russia in the Artic, with Mikkel Runge Olesen and
Flemming Splidsboel Hansen from DIIS,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend;
Brussels Sprouts; December 17, 2021.
• “Russia: In Decline or on the March? With Richard Fontaine,” Dan Senor; Call me
Back; December 13, 2021.
• “Not One Inch, with Mary Sarotte,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend;
Brussels Sprouts; December 10, 2021.
• “Russia’s Escalating Pressure on Ukraine and Europe, with Michael Kofman and
Kadri Liik,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend; Brussels Sprouts; November
19, 2021.
• “Belarus/Russian “Ruse,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Will Pomeranz and Carol Castiel;
Voice of America; November 19, 2021.
• “Crackdown Ahead of Duma Elections, with Russian Opposition Member Dmitry
Gudkov and Maria Snegovaya,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend; Brussels
Sprouts; September 24, 2021.
• “Political Opposition in Russia and U.S.-Russian Relations, with Leonid Volkov,
Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend;
Brussels Sprouts; June 25, 2021.
• “U.S.-Russian Talks In Iceland,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor; The Warcast; May 21, 2021.
• “Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions,” Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carol Castiel; Voice
of America; May 7, 2021.
Legal representative of the applicant:
Name …………Richard Fontaine ………………………………………………………..
Job position ……..Chief Executive Officer……………………………………………...
Signature …… …………………
Date of submission ……26 January 2022…………………