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Victoria Flick

Contributing Fellow

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Victoria Flick is a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities.

Victoria-Katharina Flick is a DPhil candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. Her research focuses on international security, diplomacy, transatlantic relations, and U.S. foreign policy toward Europe. Born in Austria, she holds a B.A. in Political Science with departmental honors from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Victoria’s professional experience spans the public and private sectors, with positions at Deloitte Consulting, the Embassy of Austria, and the Wilson Center. A native German speaker fluent in English and French, she has built a distinguished record working across multinational environments, with a research focus on European security, U.S. foreign policy, and transatlantic affairs.

Op-edNATO, Alliances

NATO’s Ankara moment

By Victoria Flick

July 9, 2026

In anticipation of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte recently travelled to Washington, DC to talk […]

Op-edUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

The Middle East’s Double Chokepoint Trap

By Victoria Flick

May 22, 2026

Op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

A Post-Orbán Europe, and a Chance for U.S. Restraint

By Victoria Flick

April 18, 2026

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Op-edNATO, Alliances

NATO’s Ankara moment

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July 9, 2026

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The Middle East’s Double Chokepoint Trap

By Victoria Flick

May 22, 2026

Op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

A Post-Orbán Europe, and a Chance for U.S. Restraint

By Victoria Flick

April 18, 2026

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