David Shimer @davidashimer

Former NSC Director for Russia and Director for Eastern Europe & Ukraine | Author of RIGGED (Knopf, 2020), a NYT Editors' Choice Book | DPhil from Oxford penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634297/r… Joined January 2017

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Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs

11 months ago

Jon Finer and @davidashimer examine the growth of Ukraine’s cutting-edge defense industry—and call on the Department of Defense and U.S. companies to learn from Ukrainian manufacturers firsthand: foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukraine…

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Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs

11 months ago

Jon Finer and @davidashimer discuss the exponential growth of Kyiv’s drone production—and consider what the United States can learn from Ukraine’s cutting-edge capabilities: foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukraine…

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David Shimer @davidashimer

a year ago

(2/2) The full interview is available here: cnn.com/2025/05/27/Tv/…

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David Shimer @davidashimer

a year ago

(1/2) Wally Adeyemo and I spoke with @biannagolodryga about our @ForeignAffairs article calling on European leaders to seize and utilize the immobilized Russian sovereign assets in support of Ukraine. Now is the time to act.

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Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn

a year ago

Make Moscow Pay foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-mo… via @ForeignAffairs

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David Shimer @davidashimer

a year ago

@klustout 2/2 Here is my full interview on the state of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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David Shimer @davidashimer

a year ago

I spoke with @klustout about steps European governments can take to intensify their aid for Ukraine, including seizing and utilizing the approximately $300 billion in immobilized Russian sovereign assets in support of Ukraine.

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The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

a year ago

From @WSJopinion: Ukraine can enter a future negotiation with strength and reach an acceptable outcome to this war, but only if the U.S. continues to support the Ukrainian military and apply economic pressure on Russia, writes @davidashimer on.wsj.com/4hlq4ka

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

@biannagolodryga As the continuation of a long-running pattern: the eagerness of certain Trump administration officials to overemphasize the significance of Iranian (and Chinese) activity while deemphasizing the ongoing and more potent Russia threat.

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

Very much looking forward to this virtual event, during which I’ll have the honor of discussing “The Road to Russian Interference in 2016” alongside @RidT, @CatherineBelton, @ArkadyOstrovsky, and Fiona Hill. The link to register is here: brookings.edu/events/disinfo…

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

Elections with unusually high stakes and voter engagement can generate historic turnout. During Italy’s pivotal 1948 election, the country stood still for a day, and more than 90 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots.

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

@SpaceBrendan Thank you!

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

Putin’s decision-making abroad must be understood through a domestic lens: He’s used the presidency to consolidate power and enrich himself, he’s remained in power by undemocratic means, and he knows he could fall from power by popular revolution at any moment.

Alexander Kokcharov @alex_kokcharov

6 years ago

Another video from the large-scale #protest march today in #Khabarovsk, eastern #Russia, where estimated 95,000 people are protesting against Putin:

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

@hklain @NYSBA Congratulations!

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

As I told NPR's @philewing, “History clarifies that the threat of foreign electoral interference is a threat to our nation, not any one political party." npr.org/2020/07/23/894…

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

10/10 The digital age has universalized the threat of covert electoral interference. In the 20th century, no external actor could meaningfully manipulate U.S. elections. The internet has upended this dynamic. The U.S. is now as vulnerable as any democracy to foreign interference.

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

9/10 No silver bullet will secure America’s elections. Lenin and Putin were right: Competitive elections are by nature penetrable. They always have been, and they always will be.

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David Shimer @davidashimer

6 years ago

0/10 In my book "Rigged," I unearth the history of covert electoral interference, and I argue that the lessons of the past can and must be used to protect our democracy now. Here are ten historical lessons that should inform our response to the threat of foreign interference: