2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM | Frank Kuzminski on NATO, Hybrid Warfare, and Europe’s Energy Challenge

Center for West European Studies & EU Jean Monnet Center

As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show significant variability. Recent events emphasize both the need for and the challenges to establishing a unified approach to securing supply for EU states and for improving energy independence within the EU. As emerging technology revolutionizes energy markets, it has never been more important for European countries to synchronize their standards on protecting critical energy infrastructure, including electric grids, Smart Grids, gas pipeline sensors and wind and solar technologies. This symposium will showcase cutting-edge research on where the European Union is headed on energy security and what the U.S. and the EU can learn from each other. -- Lieutenant Colonel Frank J. Kuzminski is a U.S. Army officer and strategist and Ph.D. Candidate, Jackson School of International Studies. He was commissioned as an infantry officer in 2004 and served in multiple operational assignments around the world. In 2014, Frank was assigned to the Army Staff at the Pentagon, and later as a strategic plans officer with I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. He is currently a doctoral candidate in international studies at the University of Washington. He holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University and Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy. He is married with two children and speaks Polish and French.