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United States President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on November 14, 2022. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)t
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Luke Coffey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work analyzes national security and foreign policy, with a focus on Europe, Eurasia, NATO, and transatlantic relations.
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Biography
Luke Coffey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work at Hudson analyzes national security and foreign policy, with a focus on Europe, Eurasia, NATO, and transatlantic relations.
Mr. Coffey was previously director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation from 2015 to 2022, in which role he oversaw and managed a team covering most of Heritage’s foreign policy and international affairs work. From 2012 to 2015, he was the Margaret Thatcher fellow at Heritage, focusing on relations between the United States and the United Kingdom and on the role of NATO and the European Union in transatlantic and Eurasian security.
Before joining Heritage, Mr. Coffey served at the UK Ministry of Defence as senior special adviser to then-British Defence Secretary Liam Fox. He was the first non-UK citizen appointed to this position by the prime minister to provide advice to senior British ministers. Among his duties was helping shape British defense policy in relation to transatlantic security, NATO, the Middle-East, and Afghanistan.
Mr. Coffey previously worked in the House of Commons as an adviser on defense and security issues for the Conservative Party. He helped develop and implement policy initiatives on security and defense matters, in particular drafting the defense section of the party’s 2010 election manifesto.
His work in British politics followed his service to the United States as a commissioned officer in the Army. He spent his entire time on active duty overseas and was stationed in Italy with the Army’s Southern European Task Force. In 2005, Mr. Coffey deployed to Afghanistan for a year and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Mr. Coffey’s commentary and analysis have been widely published and he has been interviewed on television and radio by prestigious media outlets in the US and overseas.
Mr. Coffey has testified before the US Congress on NATO, Arctic security, the war in Afghanistan, and US policy in the South Caucasus. He has provided written testimony to the UK’s House of Lords Committee on the Arctic. His research has been quoted in reports by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee and the House of Lords Committee on the Arctic.
Mr. Coffey received a Master of Science degree in the politics and government of the European Union from the London School of Economics. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and studied African politics at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
An avid traveler, Mr. Coffey has lived on four continents and visited more than seventy countries. A native of Missouri, he and his family currently reside in Northern Virginia.
Featured Research
01
December 2023
Past Event
US National Security and Ukraine: A Bipartisan Conversation with Representatives Don Bacon and Chrissy Houlahan
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Rep. Don Bacon
Tamar Jacoby
John P. Walters
Luke Coffey
01
December 2023
Past Event
US National Security and Ukraine: A Bipartisan Conversation with Representatives Don Bacon and Chrissy Houlahan
Please join Hudson Institute and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) for a discussion with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on these critical questions. The event will be moderated by Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey and Tamar Jacoby, who directs PPI’s New Ukraine Project, with brief opening remarks from Hudson President John Walters.
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Rep. Don Bacon
Tamar Jacoby
John P. Walters
Luke Coffey
13
November 2023
Past Event
The Decisive Moment for Ukraine: A Conversation with Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Andriy Yermak
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
13
November 2023
Past Event
The Decisive Moment for Ukraine: A Conversation with Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Hudson’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak to discuss the state of the 2023 counteroffensive, the future of United States–Ukraine relations, and the status of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula.
Featured Speakers:
Andriy Yermak
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
23
October 2023
Past Event
NATO Summit Retrospective: 100 Days after Vilnius, What’s Next?
Featured Speakers:
Žygimantas Pavilionis
Tomas Janeliūnas
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
17
October 2023
Past Event
Georgia’s Heritage of Freedom
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Twining, PhD
17
October 2023
Past Event
Georgia’s Heritage of Freedom
Hudson Institute and Gamziri will host a reception to promote Georgia’s democratic journey and its aspirations for European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization integration.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Twining, PhD
04
October 2023
Past Event
The Crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia: A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
04
October 2023
Past Event
The Crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia: A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Luke Coffey host a discussion with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov, representative of the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan on special assignments.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
28
September 2023
Past Event
Navigating toward Resilience: Technological Gamechangers
Featured Speakers:
H.E. Dan-Andrei Muraru
Gen. Daniel Petrescu
Gen. Philippe Lavigne
Lawrence Schuette
Bryan Clark
Patrick O’Neil
Victor Vevera
Peter Dombrowski
David Myers
Erez Koren
Arnold Dupuy
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Sascha Fahrbach
Patrick Tucker
28
September 2023
Past Event
Navigating toward Resilience: Technological Gamechangers
Join Hudson Institute and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre (E-ARC) for a workshop on how the US and its allies should address the promises and perils of emerging technologies.
Featured Speakers:
H.E. Dan-Andrei Muraru
Gen. Daniel Petrescu
Gen. Philippe Lavigne
Lawrence Schuette
Bryan Clark
Patrick O’Neil
Victor Vevera
Peter Dombrowski
David Myers
Erez Koren
Arnold Dupuy
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Sascha Fahrbach
Patrick Tucker
19
September 2023
Past Event
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan and the Fight against the Taliban
Featured Speakers:
Representative Mike Waltz
Ali Maisam Nazary
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Nolan Peterson
19
September 2023
Past Event
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan and the Fight against the Taliban
Hudson Institute will hold an event to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and America’s best options to support the NRF.
Featured Speakers:
Representative Mike Waltz
Ali Maisam Nazary
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Nolan Peterson
16
September 2023
Past Event
Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
John P. Walters
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Luke Coffey
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
15
September 2023
Past Event
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
Featured Speakers:
Luminița Odobescu
Luke Coffey
Jan Ruzicka
Amb. Cameron Munter
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Jaroslav Kurfürst
Ivana Stradner
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Rough
26
June 2023
Past Event
Mutiny in Russia: Assessing the Implications of Prigozhin’s March on Moscow
Featured Speakers:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
26
June 2023
Past Event
Mutiny in Russia: Assessing the Implications of Prigozhin’s March on Moscow
Hudson experts sort through what Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny means and what policymakers should focus on next.
Featured Speakers:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
25
April 2023
Past Event
A New Architecture for Northern Eurasia: The Sixth Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Kennedy Lee
25
April 2023
Past Event
A New Architecture for Northern Eurasia: The Sixth Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum
Please join Hudson Institute and the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum for a two-day conference on the future of northern Eurasia. The Sixth Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum will bring together politicians, diplomats, representatives of ethnic groups in Russia, and leading Eurasian strategists for a public dialogue about Russia’s future and the implications for regional and global security.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Kennedy Lee
20
April 2023
Past Event
Building a Web of Accountability for Russia’s Crimes in Ukraine: Domestic and International Challenges
Featured Speakers:
Andriy Kostin
Luke Coffey
20
April 2023
Past Event
Building a Web of Accountability for Russia’s Crimes in Ukraine: Domestic and International Challenges
In this event, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Luke Coffey will discuss Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine and the various avenues for prosecuting the crimes and seeking justice with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.
Featured Speakers:
Andriy Kostin
Luke Coffey
10
March 2023
Past Event
Support for Ukraine’s Defense in the 118th Congress
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Representative Seth Moulton
10
March 2023
Past Event
Support for Ukraine’s Defense in the 118th Congress
Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey sits down with Congressman Seth Moulton to analyze key aspects of Ukraine’s fight against the invading Russian forces, including the last Congress’s investments in Ukraine and the future of support in the 118th Congress for Ukraine’s defense.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Representative Seth Moulton
24
February 2023
Past Event
Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia? A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Michael Doran
24
February 2023
Past Event
Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia? A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Michael Doran hosts a discussion on peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov, the assistant to the first vice president of Azerbaijan, and Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey.
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Michael Doran
23
February 2023
Past Event
The Iran-Russia Alliance
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
Moderator:
Peter Rough
21
February 2023
Past Event
Keeping Ukraine on the Path to Victory
Featured Speakers:
John P. Walters
Minister Oleksii Reznikov
Ambassador Oksana Markarova
Mamuka Mamulashvili
Nolan Peterson
Paul Massaro
Melinda Haring
LTG (ret.) Ben Hodges
Maria Tomak
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
21
February 2023
Past Event
Keeping Ukraine on the Path to Victory
Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on how the United States and its allies can continue their vital support for Ukraine with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Commander of the Georgian Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili, former Commanding General of US Army Europe Ben Hodges, and other experts.
Featured Speakers:
John P. Walters
Minister Oleksii Reznikov
Ambassador Oksana Markarova
Mamuka Mamulashvili
Nolan Peterson
Paul Massaro
Melinda Haring
LTG (ret.) Ben Hodges
Maria Tomak
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
14
February 2023
Past Event
Preparing for the Dissolution of the Russian Federation
Featured Speakers:
Alexii Goncharenko
Janusz Bugajski
Paul Goble
Natalia Arno
Inal Sherip
Luke Coffey
Fred Starr
Ambassador Temuri Yacobishvili
Moderator:
Glen Howard
Peter Rough
14
February 2023
Past Event
Preparing for the Dissolution of the Russian Federation
Join Hudson Institute and the Jamestown Foundation to discuss Russian domestic social friction and what US and allied policymakers need to do now to prepare for the Russian Federation's possible collapse.
Featured Speakers:
Alexii Goncharenko
Janusz Bugajski
Paul Goble
Natalia Arno
Inal Sherip
Luke Coffey
Fred Starr
Ambassador Temuri Yacobishvili
Moderator:
Glen Howard
Peter Rough
15
December 2022
Past Event
A Conversation from the Front Lines with Commander of the Georgian Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Mamuka Mamulashvili
15
December 2022
Past Event
A Conversation from the Front Lines with Commander of the Georgian Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili
Georgian Legion Commander Mamulashvili and Senior Fellow Luke Coffey discuss the current situation on the front lines of Ukraine’s heroic defense against Russian aggression.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Mamuka Mamulashvili
07
December 2022
Past Event
A Conversation with Ahmad Massoud on the Future of Afghanistan
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Ahmad Massoud
21
October 2022
Past Event
Iranian Drone and Missile Proliferation: What Are Iran’s Ambitions?
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Peter Rough
21
October 2022
Past Event
Iranian Drone and Missile Proliferation: What Are Iran’s Ambitions?
Iran’s disruptive military capabilities pose a significant threat to the strategic interests of the US and its allies. How great is the threat? How should the Biden administration react to it? Please join us to discuss these timely issues.
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Can Kasapoğlu
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Peter Rough
19
October 2022
Past Event
Economic and Security Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War: Perspectives from the Czech Presidency
Featured Speakers:
Zbyněk Stanjura
Luke Coffey
23
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict and the American Interest
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
James Carafano
23
September 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict and the American Interest
On September 13, fighting flared up between Azerbaijan and Armenia that killed dozens of soldiers on both sides. Tensions between these South Caucasus
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
James Carafano
19
September 2022
Past Event
Europe in the Face of War: A Lithuanian Perspective
Featured Speakers:
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Luke Coffey
21
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Ukraine’s Latest Security Crisis
Featured Speakers:
David Cattler
Ambassador Baiba Braže
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough (Moderator)
21
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Ukraine’s Latest Security Crisis
Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, May 21. Register for the event here or via the register button.
Featured Speakers:
David Cattler
Ambassador Baiba Braže
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough (Moderator)
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Ukrainian servicemen check their Sweden made CV90 armored infantry combat vehicle on a position pointing in the direction of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on November 27, 2023. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Rostov-on-Don on May 9, 2023. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky participate in a bilateral meeting in the East Room of the White House September 21, 2023. (Drew Angerer via Getty Images)
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Luke Coffey at Hudson Institute.
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Turkish Minister Osman Askin Bak with his Azerbaijani counterpart Farid Gayibov and Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS Kubanychbek Omuraliev during the Seventh Working Group Meeting of the OTS in Basgal, Azerbaijan, on November 9, 2023. (Ahmet Izgi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Radar domes in Svalbard, Norway, on March 15, 2013. (Bernt Rostad via Flickr)
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President Joe Biden on October 11, 2023, in the White House Rose Garden. (Official White House Photo via Flicker)
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a US-made M109 self-propelled howitzer on the frontline, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to the alliance's headquarters on Monday June 27, 2022. (NATO via Flickr)
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Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on September 28, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)