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    Andrew Berrier

    Andrew Berrier

    Senior Fellow

    Defense
    Security
    Europe
    Russia
    the Arctic

    Andrew (Andy) Berrier is a Senior Fellow at Delphi Global Research Center. He served for 30 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel.  Mr. Berrier began his military career by serving in tank battalions in Europe, Iraq, and Kansas.  Later he served in a variety of strategic level assignments, including at three U.S. embassies in the former Soviet Union, at U.S. European Command, and on the U.S. Joint Staff at the Pentagon. After his Army career, Mr. Berrier worked as a military analyst in the U.S. intelligence community before retiring from federal service.  Mr. Berrier holds an MA in Russian and East European Studies from Indiana University and an MA in National Security Studies from the U.S. Army War College. 

    Comrades In Ice: A “What If” Discussion of Sino-Russian Arctic Basing

    Comrades In Ice: A “What If” Discussion of Sino-Russian Arctic Basing

    Is it possible for Russia and China to establish a joint base in the Arctic?

    5/11/2026

    Ukraine’s Sea Denial Strategy: Lessons for the Persian Gulf

    Ukraine’s Sea Denial Strategy: Lessons for the Persian Gulf

    Russia’s and Ukraine’s battles in the Black Sea following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine will intrigue military historians for decades as they marked a major change in naval warfare.

    4/6/2026

    Russia’s Arctic: Lack of Ground Forces a Manageable Problem, for Now

    Russia’s Arctic: Lack of Ground Forces a Manageable Problem, for Now

    Russia’s military planners probably want their counterparts in NATO countries to believe that Moscow is building significant ground force capacity in the Arctic both to deter attacks and to have more conventional military options in the event of war. 

    4/2/2026

    Russia’s Arctic: Major Obstacles Challenge Moscow’s Vision and Future Profitability

    Russia’s Arctic: Major Obstacles Challenge Moscow’s Vision and Future Profitability

    In attempting to persuade the United States to support Russia’s objectives in Ukraine, lift sanctions, and rebuild a bilateral relationship, Moscow is enticing the Trump administration with the lure of untapped resources of the Russian Arctic. 

    2/12/2026

    Greenland and US Arctic Security: What’s Really at Risk

    Greenland and US Arctic Security: What’s Really at Risk

    President Donald Trump and his acolytes have argued that the US needs to absorb the island of Greenland for its raw materials, to ensure US security, and to prevent aggressive powers like China and Russia from taking it first.

    1/27/2026