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Foreign policy analyst Sumantra Maitra takes Washington fellow role
Maitra is best known for developing the concepts of “Dormant NATO” and burden shifting within the alliance.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 09, Jun 2026
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Sumantra Maitra's appointment poster / The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy
The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy has appointed geopolitical analyst Dr. Sumantra Maitra as a Washington fellow.
In his new role, Maitra will work to advance U.S. grand strategy and the future of the world order from a realist perspective, both as a scholar and editorial manager, noted Arta Moeini, managing director of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy.
Moeini said on X, "Very happy to announce that my friend, first-rate mind, and fellow realist Dr. Sumantra Maitra has joined The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy as a Washington Fellow in residence."
Dr. Maitra is also an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America.
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His research and academic work have appeared in leading publications, including Foreign Affairs, American Affairs, International Affairs, Political Studies Review, the Canadian Military Journal and the Centre for Land Warfare Studies Journal.
Announcing the appointment, the institute said on X, "The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy is pleased to welcome Dr. Sumantra Maitra as a Washington Fellow."
It added, "Dr. Maitra is an elected fellow of the @RoyalHistSoc and a senior fellow at the @amrenewctr. He is known for coining the doctrine 'Dormant NATO' and burden shifting within NATO."
Sharing the post, Maitra remarked that he was "delighted" to be a new Washington fellow for the institute.
Maitra is best known for developing the concepts of “Dormant NATO” and burden shifting within the alliance.
He is the author of the book The Sources of Russian Aggression and holds a master's degree in international studies from the University of Otago in New Zealand, where he received a Coursework Masters Scholarship and graduated with distinctions in international politics and global trade and macroeconomics.
He later completed his doctorate in international relations at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom as a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for Research Excellence.
The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy is a North American nonpartisan foreign policy think tank dedicated to promoting sustainable peace through diplomacy, dialogue and constructive engagement.
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