Michael Purzycki
Michael has worked as an analyst in the Pentagon and at Bloomberg LP. His primary interests are U.S. defense policy, the Middle East, and energy policy. He has been published in the Washington Monthly, the Truman National Security Project, and France 24.
There's Still Hope for Poland
By	Michael Purzycki	| Feb 8, 2021
Liberal democracy does not defend itself. It relies on people who value it to keep it alive. Poland deserves close attention; if democratization can be undone in the land of Solidarity, where is it safe?
Why the West Must Remain Engaged in Bosnia
By	Michael Purzycki	| Aug 31, 2020
Twenty-five years after its devastating war, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains deeply divided by religion and ethnicity. Young Bosnians, however, are more likely to cross divides. Membership in NATO and the European Union would buttress their efforts.
A Liberal Defense of Nationalism
Identification with one's nation has often been a liberating force. It is vital to distinguish between those forms of nationalism that are compatible with liberal values, and those that are not.
Recommitting to NATO, Resisting Putin's Aggression
By	Michael Purzycki	| Mar 16, 2020
Questioning assumptions about war, and remaining committed to NATO, prepared the United States to stare down a Russian march toward Kyiv.
Oil and Stability: Good Enough to Keep the US in the Gulf?
By	Michael Purzycki	| Dec 5, 2019
For decades, the safe transportation of oil from the Persian Gulf has been a major security concern for the United States. But there are reasons for the U.S. to reevaluate whether it truly needs to invest military resources in protecting it.