Daniel Shapiro attended Brown University as an undergraduate, receiving bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Slavic Studies in 2018. He then began his studies at Harvard University, where he received a master’s degree in Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2020. His research has largely focused on U.S.-Russian relations and the Caucasus: he wrote his undergraduate thesis on Ramzan Kadyrov’s post-war reconstruction of Chechnya and his graduate thesis on the views of young Russian Americanists on the future of U.S.-Russian relations. Daniel has also worked for Harvard Kennedy School’s Russia Matters Project and the European Leadership Network, and has been living in Yerevan, Armenia on a Fulbright research grant since Spring 2021. Daniel is also a Fellow at the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum.
Daniel Shapiro
Fulbright Armenia Student Research Fellow, U.S. Department of State
Content by Daniel Shapiro
Commentary
Network views: Russia/West tensions over Belarus
ELN members reflect on the recent tensions at the Belarus/Poland border and discuss principles for the next steps forward.
Commentary
The West should re-engage in the South Caucasus. Here’s where and how
The South Caucasus is a strategically significant part of the world — but the West’s presence in the region seems to be gradually eroding. Daniel Shapiro provides suggestions regarding areas in which Western countries can re-engage.
Commentary
Network views: Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine
ELN members reflect on the current situation on the Russia-Ukraine border and discuss principles for the next steps forward.