Dr. Katherine E. Dahlstrand (née Kjellström Elgin) is a Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Her analytic work focuses on U.S. and allied defense and grand strategy, particularly with regard to NATO and Russia.
Dr. Dahlstrand is dedicated to providing rigorous research and analysis to policymakers. Prior to joining CSBA, Dr. Dahlstrand served as a DAAD Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), examining transatlantic security strategy, alliance management, and great power competition. Dr. Dahlstrand has also held positions at the Brookings Institution and the Long Term Strategy Group in Washington, DC. In 2018, she served as a visiting fellow at the Institute for Security & Development Policy in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dr. Dahlstrand earned her Ph.D. in Public Affairs (Security Studies) from Princeton University’s School of Public & International Affairs. At Princeton, she served as the director of the Center for International Security Studies’ Strategic Education Initiative, leading the university’s program for educating and mentoring students with an interest in national and international security. In addition to her Ph.D., she holds a B.A. in Politics and an M.A. in Public Affairs from Princeton University.
Dr. Dahlstrand speaks French, Russian, and Swedish.
Education
Ph.D., Public Affairs (Security Studies)
Princeton University
M.A., Public Affairs (Security Studies)
Princeton University
B.A., Politics
Princeton University