Kate Stotesbery

Some news ✨: I’ve started as the new Government Relations Manager at @gmfus! Really looking forward to diving into meaningful work with an incredible team—and in a pivotal moment for the future of Ukraine and of democracy.

This morning, GMF hosted a “Wired for Influence” event with a bipartisan conversation on technology, national security, and China’s global ambitions. @RepMikeTurner and @jahimes joined GMF's @LindsayPGorman for an insightful discussion on how emerging technologies are reshaping the US and allied security. Key themes from the conversation: 🇺🇸🇪🇺 Transatlantic cooperation is essential to countering strategic dependencies on China. 🔐 Technology is now central to US national security—from digital infrastructure to data governance. 🏛️ Bipartisan momentum is growing around safeguarding critical technologies and strengthening supply‑chain resilience. 🌍 China’s global tech footprint continues to expand, influencing political and economic outcomes in key regions. 🎥 Watch the full event: gmfus.org/event/upcoming…

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: The Global Implications of the US National Defense Strategy 🗓️ Thursday, 29 January 2026 ⏰ 08:00am-09:00am EST | 1400-1500 CET 📍Online Amid heightened geopolitical competition and ongoing global instability, President Donald Trump’s newly released National Defense Strategy underlines the new direction US defense and security policy will take in the coming year. GMF’s experts consider how the NDS translates into real-world policy and practice, examining how the document frames great-power rivalry, deterrence, and the role of alliances in US security planning. Speakers: @sopharts, @CarrieALee1, and @KStotesbery Moderated by @kristineberz 🔗 Register here: gmfus.org/event/global-i…

📰 The US National Defense Strategy is out! 🌍 GMF experts @CarrieALee1, @kristineberz, @BonnieGlaser, and @KStotesbery offer their analyses on what this means for the US, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, US Congress and beyond. Read it here: buff.ly/qj68NZj

What Europe needs to know: gmfus.org/news/2026-ndaa…

New Russia sanctions are out:

💭 What is the future of transatlanticism, and what are the opportunities for cooperation between the US and Europe? This evening, GMF President @AdeHoopScheffer hosted a dinner discussion with @RepNateMoran (R-TX). The conversation touched on various issues in transatlantic relations, including: ⌨️ How to foster innovation in the transatlantic economic relationship 🌍 How to strengthen competitiveness 📈 The future of the trade relationship between the US and Europe

📺 "I think the emergence anti-NGO laws highlights that our shared values in the Western alliance system are not necessarily embraced by all political actors and stakeholders in all countries." @DanielHegedus82, Regional Director, Transatlantic Trusts Central Europe at GMF, discusses his testimony in Congress this week on growing crackdowns against civil society.

“[Bulgaria’s foreign agents draft law] would… ban [CSOs and citizens] from engaging in political activities and from carrying out activities in education… [which] represents a serious infringement on their political rights and fundamental freedoms.” - @DanielHegedus82 @gmfus

“The real target of anti-NGO laws is simply public dissent… They attack … watchdogs of human rights and transparency, fighters against corruption, and independent private media, because their criticism is uncomfortable for those in power.” - @DanielHegedus82 @gmfus

We finally understood that we are hit by a crisis and that we need to invest in 🇪🇺 independent capabilities - as Commission President @vonderleyen said, we need to create independent Europe. But independent, doesn’t mean alone. Independent and strong together. #BrusselsForum

🎬 That's a wrap on day 1 of #BrusselsForum 2025—today's lively debates dove headfirst into some of the greatest challenges facing transatlantic allies at time of unprecedented disruption, from defense cooperation, to trade wars, to the future of relations with China. 📺 Revisit all the sessions on GMF's Youtube channel and tune back tomorrow in at the link below, starting 9:10 CEST, for day two of discussions covering topics like the future of tech innovation, Euro-Atlantic Security and Ukraine, and the civil society's role in building democratic resilience. gmfus.org/brussels-forum…

At the #NATOPADayton 🇺🇸 Spring Session, lawmakers delivered a stark message ahead of the June #NATOSummit: @NATO must act with urgency to adapt to a more dangerous world. 🔹 Bolstering NATO’s defence and deterrence posture in response to Russia’s war and rising authoritarian threats 🔹 Significantly increasing defence spending and modernising industrial capacity across the Alliance 🔹 Boosting NATO’s presence on the eastern flank and in the Black Sea region 🔹 Deepening burden-sharing and cooperation with Indo-Pacific democracies 🇯🇵🇦🇺🇰🇷🇳🇿 🔹 Providing scalable, sustained aid to Ukraine to ensure long-term resilience As the war in 🇺🇦continues, lawmakers underscored that peace in the #EuroAtlantic area depends on peace in Ukraine, and that NATO must prepare for long-term strategic competition ➡️ url.nato-pa.int/DAYpr5

By the end of this decade, the domain of AI-assisted psychological warfare should become one of NATO's major warfare domains, says @JarnoLim. #NATOPADayton

GMF's @kristineberz highlights the ways that Finland's and other new members' inclusion in NATO has benefits for the rest of the alliance. #NATOPADayton

"We are not in either (war or peace). We are somewhere between war and peace at the moment." @JarnoLim explains how Finland is setting up a comprehensive security model, incorporating all institutions and elements of society, to defend against Russian hybrid warfare.

How does US domestic, local military policy support United States' allies? Colonel Joseph Zeis, Jr., USAF (ret.), Aerospace and Defense Advisor, Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, explains how it works in Ohio. #NATOPADayton

@gmfus panel at NATO PA: In Finland, there are a thousand shades of gray between war and peace. We still have the same concept of total war, but we need to be more aware of what is happening on a daily basis.

"The concept of the US doing it by itself- that is a total alien concept to me." Colonel (ret.) Robbie Robinson, Former Commander of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, highlights the integral nature cooperation in defense.

🔴STARTING SOON: NATO Spotlight on Veterans, moderated by @kristineberz and featuring @JarnoLim, Col. Robbie Robinson, Former Commander of Wright Patterson Air Force Base & Col. Joseph Zeis, Jr., Aerospace and Defense Advisor, @GovMikeDeWine x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

How has NATO membership changed things for Finland, one of the alliance’s newest members? @JarnoLim answers.