Richard Kraemer is President of the US-Europe Alliance and a Eurasia Program Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His research there focuses on malign foreign interventions by Russia and China in Central and Southeastern Europe. He is also non-resident scholar for the Black Sea Project at the Middle East Institute and a senior fellow at the European Values Center (Prague). As board president of USEA, Richard works to inspire Americans to advocate for a robust and cooperative transatlantic community.
Previously, Richard managed the program portfolio for Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey at the National Endowment for Democracy after working on those countries at the Center for International Private Enterprise. He is an affiliated expert of the Public International Law and Policy Group, where he advised the governments of Georgia and Montenegro.
A member of the New York State Bar Association, Richard holds a JD from American University and a BA from the College of William and Mary. He and his works have appeared in numerous international and U.S. media. He is professionally proficient in Polish, Farsi, and Dari.
The 2BS (To Be Secure) Forum is a leading politico-security forum in Southeast Europe (SEE) that has been shaping national, regional, and international security frameworks since its inception in 2011. As the flagship event of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, it provides an exceptional and unique platform for prominent political figures, as well as international organizations representatives, academia, security experts, business leaders, renowned global think tanks, NGO experts and innovators to generate ideas and solutions to effectively tackle and overcome the prevailing global challenges pertaining to security and stability.