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Violet Collins

Contributing Fellow

Violet Collins is a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities.

Collins is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds an MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Leiden, with a focus on defense partnerships, military and security technologies, and grand strategies. She has worked on research in counterterrorism and interned at the World Health Organization.

Op-edNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia

Why Trump’s Germany Drawdown is Overdue

By Violet Collins

May 28, 2026

Washington’s retaliatory threat to pull troops out of Germany has become a reality in the Pentagon, following Secretary Hegseth’s announcement of the […]

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

Military technological superiority doesn’t preempt the need for strategic planning

By Violet Collins

March 24, 2026

Op-edNATO, Europe and Eurasia

An empty U.S.-NATO arms deal

By Violet Collins

August 28, 2025

Why Trump’s Germany Drawdown is Overdue

Military technological superiority doesn’t preempt the need for strategic planning

An empty U.S.-NATO arms deal

Why Trump’s Germany Drawdown is Overdue

Military technological superiority doesn’t preempt the need for strategic planning

An empty U.S.-NATO arms deal

The U.S.-Houthi Ceasefire

Why Trump should support a more autonomous Europe

Washington’s Middle East strategy is all cost, no benefit

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