Commentary 

While my main priority is to conduct rigorous academic research, I am also interested in the policy implications of my research. In particular, I have been involved in two areas of policy engagement. First, I provided various commentaries of current (at that time) political events using my research findings. Below is a list of selected commentaries:

General Audience Articles

• "Hackers are using malware to do reconnaissance in U.S. swing states. Expect cyberattacks"
  • The Washington Post: Monkey Cage, 5 November 2018
  • with Kenneth Geers


• "How Ukraine's Government Has Struggled to Adapt to Russia's Digital Onslaught"
  • Council on Foreign Relations: Net Politics, 27 August 2018
  • Press: UNIAN/Information Agency


• "Evaluating the U.K.'s 'Active Cyber Defence' Program"
  • Lawfare, 14 February 2018
  • with Stuart Russell


• "Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.-North Korea conflict? Here's what we know"
  • The Washington Post: Monkey Cage, 11 November 2017
  • with Yuri M. Zhukov


• "Hacking Power Grids: New Tactic of War or Wave of the Future?"
  • Russia Matters, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, 3 November 2017


• "The Spread of Mass Surveillance, 1995 to Present"
  • The Center for Political Science, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2 September 2017
  • with Muzammil Hussain


• "Cyber Risk and Cyber Policies: Interview with Nadiya Kostyuk"
  • International Affairs Forum: Populism in the Digital Age, Spring 2017, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 113-116


• "A Ukrainian Game of Thrones: A Close Look at the Ukrainian Presidential Candidates"
  • EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 1 July 2014


• "Chernobyl: Political Half-life of an Ongoing Nuclear Crisis"
  • EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 2 May 2014


• "Yednist (Unity) - Prospects for a United Ukraine amidst Russian Aggression and Western Indecision"
  • EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 14 March 2014


• "Ukraine: Can it Live up to its Promise?"
  • EastWest Institute: Next Generation, 27 February 2014


• "Unexpected Gift: Russia's Intervention in the Global War on Terror Framework"
  • Perspectives on Global Issues. Global Citizens Engaging Global Issues, 6.1. (Fall 2012-Spring 2013): 91, 2012


• "Ukraine: Back in the USSR?"
  • Perspectives on Global Issues. Global Citizens Engaging in Global Issues, 6.1. (Fall 2011-Spring 2012): 91, 2011

I have served as a consultant to help translate complex academic ideas into simple government environment or policy solutions. Below is a list of these positions, followed by select policy white papers.

Dexis Consulting Group Consultant, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grant proposal focused on building cyber capability in Ukraine	March 2019 - April 2019
The United National High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan Consultant and research analyst	February 2019 - May 2019
EastWest Institute, Global Cooperation in Cyberspace Initiative Fellow	2014 - present
EastWest Institute, Global Cooperation in Cyberspace Initiative Program Coordinator	2013 - 2014

Policy White Papers

• "Issue II: Russia-U.S. Bilateral on Cybersecurity: Critical Terminology Foundations"
  • EastWest Institute & the Information Security Institute of Moscow State University, 2014
  • Contributing author


• "A Measure of Restraint in Cyberspace: Reducing Risk to Civilian Nuclear Assets"
  • Prepared for the Munich Security Conference, EastWest Institute, 2014
  • with Bruce McConnell, Greg Austin, & Eric Cappon