Matthew Kroenig

Matthew Kroenig
Born 1977 (age 40–41)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Professor, author, foreign policy advisor, government official
Relatives Brad Kroenig (brother)
Academic background
Alma mater University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic work
Institutions Georgetown University,
Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig (b. 1977) is an American professor, author, foreign policy adviser, and former government official. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Pentagon where he authored the first-ever U.S. government-wide strategy for deterring terrorism and developed strategic options for addressing Iran’s nuclear program, and for his scholarly research on nuclear weapons proliferation.[1][2][3]

He is currently an Associate Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council.[4][5]

Education and personal life

Kroenig was born in 1977[6] and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Oakville Senior High School in 1996.[7] He received his bachelor of arts in history summa cum laude from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 2000.[8] He then received his master of arts in 2003[8] and Ph.D. in political science in 2007[9] from the University of California, Berkeley.[1] His dissertation was titled "The Enemy of my Enemy is my Customer: Why States Provide Sensitive Nuclear Assistance."[9] He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.[10]

His brother, Brad, is a fashion model and his sister, Julie, was a broadcast anchor at ABC.[1] His wife, Olivia, is a pharmaceutical sales representative and former NFL cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens.[11]

Career

Francis J. Gavin (left) converses with Matthew Kroenig (right) at Politics and Prose on March 10, 2018 about his new book, The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters

Kroenig began his career as a military analyst in the Strategic Assessment Group at the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2005, he worked as a strategist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he was the principal author of the first ever U.S.-government-wide strategy for deterring terrorist networks.[1] From 2010 to 2011, Kroenig returned to the Pentagon to serve as a special advisor on Iran policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[12]

Kroenig served as a foreign policy advisor on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign and as a senior national security advisor on Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign.[4]

He is currently an Associate Professor in Georgetown University's Department of Government and School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council.[4][5]

Publications

Kroenig is an author, co-author, or co-editor of six books. These include: The Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey;[13] Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons;[14] The Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation;[15] A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat;[2] Nuclear Posture and Nonproliferation Policy: Causes and Consequences for the Spread of Nuclear Weapons;[16] and The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy.[17][4]

He is also the author of dozens of articles on a wide range of issues in international relations and foreign policy, including: Europe,[18] Asia,[19] the Middle East,[20] nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation,[21] terrorism,[22] soft power,[23] and democracy.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Schmitt, Eric; Shanker, Thom (2011). Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda. Times Books. ISBN 978-0805091038. Retrieved June 26, 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Gerecht, Reuel Marc (June 19, 2014). "Book Review: 'A Time to Attack' by Matthew Kroenig". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brogan, Jacob (December 14, 2016). "How Does a Nuclear Nonproliferation Expert Work?". Slate. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Matthew Kroenig". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Matthew Kroenig". Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew; Rahmani, Bardia (2017). "R.J. Rummel, Nuclear Superiority, and the Limits of Détente". In Gleditsch, Nils Petter. R.J. Rummel: An Assessment of His Many Contributions. Cham Springer. pp. 57–66. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-54463-2. eISSN 2194-3133. ISBN 978-3-319-54463-2. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kroenig earns his doctorate in political science". Call Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Kroenig, Matthew. "Matthew Kroenig: CV" (PDF). matthewkroenig.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Doctoral Dissertations in Political Science". Cambridge Core. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Alumni: Matthew Kroenig". Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Hinchliffe, Emma (March 20, 2015). "The Jet Set Life of Professor Kroenig". The Hoya. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ Keller, Bill (January 22, 2012). "Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ Desposato, Scott (August 2012). "Book Review: The Handbook of National Legislatures". Legislative Studies Quarterly. Wiley-Blackwell. 37 (3): 389–396. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ Shimko, Keith (January 29, 2013). "Book Reviews: Matthew Kroenig, Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons". Intelligence and National Security. Routledge. 28 (4): 604–606. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ Rauchhaus, Robert; Kroenig, Matthew; Gartzke, Erik, eds. (2011). Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation. Routledge. ISBN 9780415598330. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Google Books.
  16. ↑ Narang, Neil; Gartzke, Erik; Kroenig, Matthew, eds. (2015). Nonproliferation Policy and Nuclear Posture: Causes and Consequences for the Spread of Nuclear Weapons. Routledge. ISBN 9781317406754. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Google Books.
  17. ↑ "Dr. Matthew Kroenig discusses nuclear strategy at USSTRATCOM". U.S. Strategic Command. March 29, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew (January 30, 2015). "Facing Reality: Getting NATO Ready for a New Cold War". Survival (1 ed.). International Institute for Strategic Studies. 57: 49–70. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  19. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew (June 15, 2015). "Why Democracies Dominate: America's Edge Over China". The National Interest. Center for the National Interest. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  20. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew (January–February 2012). "Time to Attack Iran". Foreign Affairs (1 ed.). Council on Foreign Relations. 91. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  21. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew (February 2009). "Exporting the Bomb: Why States Provide Sensitive Nuclear Assistance". American Political Science Review. Cambridge University Press. 103 (1): 113–133. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  22. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew; Pavel, Barry (March 19, 2012). "How to Deter Terrorism". The Washington Quarterly. Taylor & Francis. 35 (2): 21–36. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew; McAdam, Melissa; Weber, Steven (December 13, 2010). "Taking Soft Power Seriously". Comparative Strategy. Taylor & Francis. 29 (5): 412–431. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ Coppedge, Michael; Gerring, John; Altman, David; Bernhard, Michael; Fish, Steven; Hicken, Allen; Kroenig, Matthew; Lindberg, Staffan; McMann, Kelly (June 2011). "Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach". Perspectives on Politics. Cambridge University Press. 9 (2): 247–267. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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