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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute presents&nbsp\;Laura K. Cooper\, adjunct
  professor at Georgetown University. Cooper was most recently the deputy a
 ssistant secretary of defense for Russia\, Ukraine and Eurasia.Drawing on 
 her eight years as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia\, Ukra
 ine and Eurasia—the last three leading U.S. wartime security assistance to
  Ukraine—Laura Cooper will offer a strategic perspective on the wake up ca
 lls that have shaped U.S. and European policy choices since Russia's 2022 
 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.&nbsp\; Ms. Cooper will illuminate policy d
 ilemmas on deterring Russia\; delivering security assistance\; and working
  with Ukraine\, NATO and a global coalition.&nbsp\; Finally\, she’ll discu
 ss the next steps for ending the largest war in Europe since World War II.
 Laura K. Cooper is an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University
 . She served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia\, Ukr
 aine and Eurasia from 2017 to 2025. She was the lead for wartime U.S. secu
 rity assistance to Ukraine—delivering billions in support—and orchestrated
  the 50-nation Ukraine Defense Contact Group. She championed novel unmanne
 d systems and air defense programs\, supporting Ukrainian battlefield succ
 esses. Ms. Cooper served as the top Pentagon strategist on Russia and led 
 defense partnerships in the Caucasus\, Moldova\, the Western Balkans and C
 entral Asia.&nbsp\; A career member of the Senior Executive Service\, her 
 prior assignments include: in the Defense Department: Faculty\, National W
 ar College\; Principal Director\, Homeland Defense\; Director\, Strategy O
 ffice\; Afghanistan Team Chief\; and at the State Department: Policy Plann
 ing Officer\, Counterterrorism Office.&nbsp\;She holds a master of science
  in foreign service from Georgetown University\, a master of science in na
 tional resource strategy  from the Industrial College of Armed Forces at N
 ational Defense University\, and a bachelor of arts from Northwestern Univ
 ersity.
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SUMMARY:Laura Cooper | Russia's Invasion of Ukraine:  Wake Up Calls and Wha
 t's Next for the US and Allies
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 s that have shaped U.S. and European policy choices since Russia's 2022 fu
 ll-scale invasion of Ukraine.&nbsp\; Ms. Cooper will illuminate policy dil
 emmas on deterring Russia\; delivering security assistance\; and working w
 ith Ukraine\, NATO and a global coalition.&nbsp\; Finally\, she’ll discuss
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 strong>Laura K. Cooper</strong> is an adjunct assistant professor at Georg
 etown University. She served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense 
 for Russia\, Ukraine and Eurasia from 2017 to 2025. She was the lead for w
 artime U.S. security assistance to Ukraine—delivering billions in support—
 and orchestrated the 50-nation Ukraine Defense Contact Group. She champion
 ed novel unmanned systems and air defense programs\, supporting Ukrainian 
 battlefield successes. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0
 \, 0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: in
 herit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto
 \; white-space: inherit">Ms. Cooper served as the top Pentagon strategist 
 on Russia and led defense partnerships in the Caucasus\, Moldova\, the Wes
 tern Balkans and Central Asia.&nbsp\; A career member of the Senior Execut
 ive Service\, her prior assignments include: in the Defense Department: Fa
 culty\, National War College\; Principal Director\, Homeland Defense\; Dir
 ector\, Strategy Office\; Afghanistan Team Chief\; and at the State Depart
 ment: Policy Planning Officer\, Counterterrorism Office.&nbsp\;She holds a
  master of science in foreign service from Georgetown University\, a maste
 r of science in national resource strategy  from the Industrial College of
  Armed Forces at National Defense University\, and a bachelor of arts from
  Northwestern University.</span></p>
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