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Rachel Rizzo

@rachelrizzo.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow @ the Atlantic Council's Europe Center. Based in DC but often elsewhere. Utahn at heart.

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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Honored to have contributed a chapter to this new book project coming out in November!
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
On my upcoming move to New Delhi (more on that soon!), what happens when our expectations clash with reality, and whether a city can ever reciprocate the love we feel for it. 👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/rachelri...
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Will Delhi Love Me Back?
And other musings on expectations
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Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Earlier this week, @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social, @lianafix.bsky.social, @elenalaz.bsky.social, @rachelrizzo.bsky.social, and @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social discussed how the war in Ukraine has reshaped European geopolitics, global power dynamics, and the future of warfare. brnw.ch/21wWUZB
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Grrrr Professional**
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Most of the time I write about foreign policy. Sometimes I write about Washington, DC and the relentless progressional climb to nowhere. open.substack.com/pub/rachelri...
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DC: the City of Fractal Success
On the professional climb to nowhere
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Thrilled to contribute to a new report on the state of the Transatlantic relationship for ORF. In my chapter, "An American Perspective on the Transatlantic Partnership," I highlight a few likely outcomes for US-European relations given the Trump Administration's current approach. 👇
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Oana Lungescu @oanalungescu.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Read the full range of expert views on the links above, including @susmonika.bsky.social @kjmcinnis1.bsky.social @tobiasbunde.bsky.social @annwieanna.bsky.social @sophiabesch.bsky.social @rachelrizzo.bsky.social @jteurope.bsky.social @erikbrattberg.bsky.social
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Tony Johnson @tjprime.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
@rachelrizzo.bsky.social delivers strategic clarity to BBC's global audience on U.S.-Ukraine policy & Germany's weapons decision. Principled, evidence-based analysis our complex world demands. 🇺🇸🇺🇦​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #ProudlyTruman www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
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It was a pleasure to join Geeta Guru-murthy on the BBC this evening to… | Rachel Rizzo
It was a pleasure to join Geeta Guru-murthy on the BBC this evening to discuss the U.S. approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine, how the U.S. administration might turn up the pressure on Putin, and what G...
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“They get along, she and Elon Musk get along. I think that means she can speak a Trumpian sort of language that many other European leaders simply can’t,” @rachelrizzo.bsky.social tells @politico.com.
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Europe watches warily as Meloni meets with Trump
Italy’s leader wouldn’t be the EU’s first choice to negotiate with Trump. But she might be its only choice.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
My thoughts to @politico.com ahead of Meloni’s visit to Washington 👇🏼
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I’m leaving my tenth (!!) trip to India with my mind and heart full. the consistent quality of the Raisina Dialogue never ceases to amaze me. As the Trump Administration drastically shifts U.S. foreign policy, this really feels like a huge moment for in India…
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Florence Gaub @florencegaub.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Conference selfie at Raisina dialogue. With Maha Yahya @carnegiemec.bsky.social, @rachelrizzo.bsky.social, Kristina Kausch @gmfus.bsky.social, Manuel Muniz, Romana Vlahutin and of course my NATO bestie Benedetta Berti
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Thanks to the Observer Research Foundation for letting me contribute a piece to this year’s Raisina Edit, a collection of essays based on pillars of the 2025 Raisina Dialogue. In it, I talk about how Trump will reshape Transatlanticism under new rules & expectations www.orfonline.org/expert-speak...
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Europe and Trump 2.0: An era of insular geopolitics?
Trump’s second term is reshaping US-European relations, shifting security burdens, challenging NATO commitments, and pressuring Europe on defense spending and China policy.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In June 2024, I wrote this piece with Michael Benhamou for Defense One: “Europeanize NATO to save it.” We lay out a 25-year plan to shift much of Europe’s continental security to the Europeans themselves. Obviously that timeline has been moved WAY up… www.defenseone.com/ideas/2024/0...
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Europeanize NATO to save it
If the alliance is to reach its century mark, the transatlantic partners must shift much of the responsibility of continental security to Europeans themselves.
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
With US joining Russia to block UN Ukraine vote it is even more important to understand where Germany will go. Come join us tomorrow at 12:30 to debrief on the German election w/ @rachelrizzo.bsky.social @johannaroth.bsky.social @majidsattar.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-on-t...
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Panel on the Outcomes of the German Elections
A conversation with regional experts on the recent German Elections.
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Interested in German politics and in DC? Please come to debrief the election on Tuesday Feb 25 12:30 with an amazing panel: @rachelrizzo.bsky.social @johannaroth.bsky.social @majidsattar.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-on-t...
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Panel on the Outcomes of the German Elections
A conversation with Johanna Roth from Zeit Online and Majid Sattar from the Frankfurter Allgemeine on the recent German Elections.
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Jason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
@rachelrizzo.bsky.social 100% correct that we have to remember that Trump doesn't see Putin as a fundamental threat to European security or US interests. As such, curbing the threat from Russia is unlikely to be part of his "peace" plan. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Europe is cautiously optimistic about Trump’s Ukraine comments
The new president is eager to strike a deal on Ukraine. Greenland and tariffs are causing more heartburn.
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Jason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
NPR's Ruth Sherlock on the Musk/Starlink in Italy story (feat. @rachelrizzo.bsky.social). I suspect, however, that one important factor in the Meloni government's decision is an attempt sidestep US pressure on Italy's anemic (1.5% of GDP) defense spending. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Why a deal between Space X and the Italian government has become so controversial
In Italy, questions swirl around a possible deal between Elon Musk's Space X company and the far-right government.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Can Donald Trump actually buy Greenland? And, uh, what does Greenland think about this? We answer these questions and more in our @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #Greenland primer! www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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Everything you need to know about Trump’s Greenland gambit
The incoming US president is adamant in his desire to acquire Greenland for the United States, which has angered Denmark and other US allies.
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Four years ago on Christmas Eve we said goodbye to our Beans. In her memory, Team Beans continues to fight for babies and toddlers battling brain cancer. Please consider donating to cancer research in her memory at: danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?fr_i...
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Atlantic Council @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
🇩🇪 One might assume that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz losing a vote of confidence this week signals political paralysis ahead. “But that assessment fails to look deeper at the politics in Berlin,” explain Jorn Fleck and @rachelrizzo.bsky.social:
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Scholz’s no-confidence vote isn’t the start of political dysfunction. It’s Germany’s way out of it.
One might assume that the German chancellor losing a vote of confidence this week signals political paralysis ahead, but look deeper.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Off to #Warsaw for Central Europe Week hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center! Do they have eggnog there?? I hope so.
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Kevin Baron @defensebaron.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Happy Thanksgiving from Cape Town, South Africa! No turkey but a lot of other meat and fixins, amazing wine, and pumpkin desserts. We highly recommend Chef’s Warehouse Merchant Bar & Grill, on Bree St. 🍷🥩 @rachelrizzo.bsky.social
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The pardoned White House turkeys were just indicted by the Manhattan district attorney
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hi from Cape Town! Any restaurant recs? 🇿🇦
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Threads blew a 3-1 lead
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 20/11/2024
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size. At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
quite the cover from @politico.eu
map of europe with the shadow of vladimir putin's profile encroaching like a dark cloud
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
He’s right. Also, it seems like the only proof you really need to support women in combat is to talk to men who have fought alongside women in combat.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I guess it’s time to introduce myself: hi Bluesky! I’m Rachel. Live in DC (but spend a lot of time across the pond), work at a think tank, & research US foreign policy & the US-European relationship. I also post about pop-culture, philosophy & ideas if I’m feeling pensive, & make dumb jokes!
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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
À lire:
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Maybe Bluesky is healthier for me because even though no one is really sharing this over here, also no one is telling me I should go to prison for writing it like they are on X!
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Ma première op-ed dans @lemonde.fr écrite (en français !) avec Michael Benhamou. Donald Trump reviendra à la Maison Blanche en Janvier. Notre suggestion? “Europeanize” l’OTAN. 👇🏼 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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« A présent que Donald Trump est revenu au pouvoir, planifions l’européanisation de l’OTAN »
TRIBUNE. Rachel Rizzo, chercheuse, et Michael Benhamou, directeur d’un think tank consacré à la sécurité européenne, appellent l’Union européenne, dans une tribune au « Monde », à s’investir davantage...
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If there is one other bedrock US forpol/natsec policy pillar that has diametrically reversed as much as trade policy, it is NATO policy. A decade ago there was relative hostility to the Europeanization of NATO. Now it is consensus among DC Atlanticists. Co-authored by @rachelrizzo.bsky.social.
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« A présent que Donald Trump est revenu au pouvoir, planifions l’européanisation de l’OTAN »
TRIBUNE. Rachel Rizzo, chercheuse, et Michael Benhamou, directeur d’un think tank consacré à la sécurité européenne, appellent l’Union européenne, dans une tribune au « Monde », à s’investir davantage...
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
More like Fox & Strangers bc I’ve literally never heard of this man.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I told @breakingdefense.bsky.social that I don’t think a second Trump term automatically spells disaster for Ukraine. Trump doesn’t want to start his 2nd presidency with his own version of Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal; he doesn’t want to look like a capitulator. breakingdefense.com/2024/11/a-se...
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A second Trump administration won’t be ‘automatic disaster’ for Ukraine, NATO: Analysts
New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte already publicly congratulated President-elect Donald Trump, praising his push to get more members towards spending more on defense.
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Ok so is everyone moving to Bluesky now? Is that what’s happening?
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Rachel Rizzo @rachelrizzo.bsky.social · 08/06/2024
Look, look! My first BlueSky post!
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