Krista Viksnins was a Program Manager with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Her interests include NATO, Nordic-Baltic security, the Arctic, cyber warfare, sanctions, and congressional relations.

Krista received her J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law where she specialized in international law, and her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from St. Olaf College. Previously, she worked for the Subcommittee on Europe at the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and for the Transatlantic Relations and Global Governance Unit at the European Parliament in Brussels, as well as other Washington DC-based NGOs.

She has been quoted in Newsweek on Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine and has been interviewed about the Baltic states by Newsy. She routinely writes for CEPA’s online publication Europe’s Edge, provides briefings, and speaks on panels related to transatlantic security issues in Washington DC. She is also a licensed attorney and speaks Spanish and Latvian.