Jennie Olmsted is a Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and a regular Battle Captain of ISW’s Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Jennie oversees the daily assessment alongside several other battle captains, assists in training and developing new researchers and interns, and represents ISW in media engagements. Jennie specializes in the Russian economy and is interested in military campaign design and operational analysis.
Jennie graduated from American University in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and Russian Language & Area Studies and a minor in Finance. Jennie focused her undergraduate studies on national security, foreign policy, and the global political economy. Jennie previously interned at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and studied abroad at the University of Helsinki, where she focused on transatlantic security, NATO operations, and Russian geopolitical strategy.
Areas of Expertise
Russia & Ukraine
Focus Areas
Product Line
Map Series
Latest Research By
Jennie Olmsted
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Ukraine
Russia & Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2026
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Ukraine
Russia & Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2026
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Ukraine
Russia & Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2026
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Ukraine
Russia & Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2026
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Russia & Ukraine
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2026
Special Report
Russia & Ukraine
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The Kremlin’s Sham Elections Manufacture Legitimacy in Occupied Ukraine
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China & Taiwan
Korea
Korean Peninsula Update, September 23, 2026
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Russia & Ukraine
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2026
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Middle East
Iran & Proxies
Iran Update, September 23, 2026
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Russia & Ukraine
Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2026
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Russia & Ukraine
Ukraine
The Kremlin’s Sham Elections Manufacture Legitimacy in Occupied Ukraine
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Korea
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