Independent Scholar

Joseph Dresen served as Senior Program Associate at the Kennan Institute when it was a program of the Wilson Center. He has an extensive background in working with scholars and experts to convey their expertise to public and policy audiences, as well as the administration of academic and other kinds of exchange between the United States and the countries of the former Soviet Union. He has written and given public and private briefings on issues including Russian energy, human rights, and rule-of-law issues.