Максим Чеботарьов

Максим Чеботарьов is the Coordinator of the U.S.–Ukraine Partnership Program at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center, where he oversees research and policy initiatives focused on transatlantic security cooperation, democratic resilience, and Ukraine’s strategic role in the evolving global order. Maksym undertakes advocacy visits to the US, fostering dialogue between U.S. and Ukrainian stakeholders.

His areas of professional interest include U.S.-Ukraine relations, wartime governance, defense and security policy, hybrid threats, great power competition and strategic planning, as well as regional development and escalation management. Maksym contributes to TDC’s strategic research papers and advocacy materials aimed at strengthening transatlantic understanding of Ukraine’s transformation and long-term security needs.

Prior to joining TDC, he worked as an Intelligence Analyst at British Audere Group, producing all-source intelligence assessments and risk analyses, and as an Operations Manager at french media Agence France Presse, coordinating field operations and communications in wartime Ukraine.

Maksym was studying EU Law and Governance at the Bordeaux University (France) and Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ukrainian Domestic Law from Yarosav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine), specializing in international criminal law, criminal justice, organized crime, forensic studies, and criminal investigations.

Maksym was published in international media outlets Inside Story (Greece), BeijingNews, The Paper (PRC).

He speaks Ukrainian and English.