Suzanne Loftus
Suzanne Loftus
Professorial Lecturer
Part-time Faculty
Programs: MA Security Policy Studies
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Suzanne Loftus
Dr. Suzanne Loftus is Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College. She is also a nonresident Senior Fellow for the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia program. Suzanne previously served as Global Fellow and Member of the Advisory Council at the Kennan Institute and Associate Professor of National Security at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany. Suzanne specializes in post-Soviet studies, Russian foreign policy and identity, transatlantic security and great power competition.
Post-Soviet studies, Russian foreign policy, transatlantic security and great power competition.
Doctoral degree conferred with academic merit 2018
Global Fellowship at Kennan Institute, Wilson Center 2023
Invitation to join advisory board at Kennan Institute, Wilson Center 2024
Russia-Ukraine book project on continued ramifications of the collapse of the Soviet Union on identity development, nationalism and war and implications for European political order
University of Miami - Coral Gables, FL
Graduate Institute - Geneva, Switzerland
IAFF 6338: European Security
Selected Publications
Books:
Loftus, Suzanne. Russia, China and the West in the Post – Cold War Era: The Limits of Liberal Universalism. Palgrave Macmillan. 2023.
Loftus, Suzanne. Insecurity and the Rise of Nationalism in Putin’s Russia – Keeper of Traditional Values. Palgrave MacMillan. 2018.
Book Chapters:
Loftus, Suzanne. “U.S. Support for Ukraine: Political, Domestic and Media Perspectives,” in Contested Solidarity: Global Reactions and Attitudes towards the Russian War Against Ukraine, eds. Soren Brinkmann, Jochen Kleinschmidt and Vladimir Rouvinski, Nomos Publishing House, 2026.
Journal Contributions:
Loftus, Suzanne. “Strategic Competition and Illiberal State Capture in Georgia – A Win for Moscow,” Connections QJ 23 no. 4, 75-95, 2024. https://connections-qj.org/article/strategic-competition-and-illiberal-state-capture-georgia-win-moscow
Loftus, Suzanne. “Legitimacy and Societal Consent under Putin’s Leadership: State Capacity and National Identity.” Russian Politics, BRILL, 7(1), 1-30, 2022. https://brill.com/view/journals/rupo/7/1/article-p1_1.xml
Policy Briefs:
Loftus, Suzanne. “Russia’s War of Self-Destruction,” Foreign Policy Research Institute, June 2026. https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/06/russias-war-of-self-destruction/
Loftus, Suzanne. “Russia’s Holy War Against the West,” Kennan Cable 94, August 2024. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/kennan-cable-no-94-russias-holy-war-against-west
Loftus, Suzanne. “Ensuring the Future of European Security Amidst a New Cold War with Russia,” Kennan Cable 89, March 2024. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/kennan-cable-no-89-ensuring-future-european-security-amidst-new-cold-war-russia
Book Reviews:
Suzanne Loftus, Review of The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Alexander Vindman., Journal on Baltic Security 11(2025), no. 1, 88-97. https://journalonbalticsecurity.com/journal/JOBS/article/131/read
Op-eds:
Loftus, Suzanne, “Why Russia is Worried About the War in Iran,” The National Interest, March 2026. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-russia-is-worried-about-the-iran-war