Grant W. Turner is both the administrative officer and a research assistant at The Yorktown Institute. He is also an Analyst at The Jamestown Foundation, a regular contributor for both Realist Review and Plot Politics, and is pursuing a second master’s degree, an MA in Statecraft and International Affairs at The Institute of World Politics. Grant previously interned with CEPA’s Transatlantic Security and Defense program (2023), assisting with Black Sea and Baltic Sea strategy reports, and full-time at The Jamestown Foundation (2022), primarily monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and assisting the Eurasia Daily Monitor (EDM) publication. Grant has been published by RUSI, EDM, The Diplomat, Center for European Policy Analysis, Global Policy Journal’s Blog, Stealth War, Realist Review, and Plot Politics. His work can be followed on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X (Twitter), and Academia. His opinions and analyses are his own.