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Europe and Eurasia, and NATO

Thomas P. Cavanna

Non-Resident Fellow

Defense Priorities

Thomas Cavanna is a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities.

Cavanna is also an Academic Visitor at Lehigh University. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Lehigh University and Tufts University (Fletcher School), a Postdoctoral Fellow at Southern Methodist University, and a Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. His interests include grand strategy, U.S. foreign policy, and the U.S.-China competition. His current book project is on the U.S.-China competition in Europe and Eurasia. His most recent articles and book chapters have been published by the Texas National Security Review (Unlocking the Gates of Eurasia: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Implications for U.S. Grand Strategy), Oxford University Press India (Quest for a Peaceful, Prosperous and Friendly Neighbourhood: India’s South Asia Policy, 2004–14), the Brookings Institution Press (Coercion Unbound? China’s Belt and Road Initiative), and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia (U.S. Grand Strategy since 1776). He also worked on U.S. policy in South Asia and America’s war in Afghanistan. Cavanna holds a French “Agrégation” in History, an MA and PhD in History from Sciences Po Paris, and an MA from Audencia Business School. He was also a Fox Fellow at Yale University.

Q&ANATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia

Washington should retrench and let Europe rearm

By Thomas P. Cavanna

July 6, 2026

At last year’s NATO summit, members pledged to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense by 2035. While President Trump […]

ExplainerNATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia

Let Europe rearm: Capitalize on NATO’s five percent pledge

By Thomas P. Cavanna

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Germany’s New Military Strategy Deserves a Strong U.S. Endorsement

By Thomas P. Cavanna

May 20, 2026

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