Matthew Kroenig

Matthew Kroenig (born 1977) is an American political scientist, best-selling author, and an award-winning national security strategist.

Matthew Kroenig
Born1977 (age 42–43)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor, author, foreign policy advisor, government official
RelativesBrad Kroenig (brother)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Missouri (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic work
InstitutionsGeorgetown University,
Atlantic Council

Named one of the top 25 most-cited political scientists of his generation by a 2019 study in Perspectives on Politics[1], he is 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. He is also widely recognized for his scholarly research on international security[2] and nuclear weapons[3].

His contributions to America’s national security were featured in two chapters of the best-seller book Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda authored by The New York Times’ reporters Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker.

Education and Personal Life

Kroenig was born in 1977 and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Oakville Senior High School in 1996. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history summa cum laude from the University of Missouri in 2000, as well as a master of arts degree in 2003 and Ph.D. in political science in 2007 from the University of California, Berkeley. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled "The Enemy of my Enemy is my Customer: Why States Provide Sensitive Nuclear Assistance." He completed a predoctoral fellowship at Stanford University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

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

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 this role, he analyzed international reactions to Iran’s nuclear program. 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 (as referred in the book “Counterstrike”, chapters 2 and 11[4]). He was recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Award for Outstanding Achievement for his work on elevating deterrence to a more central element of the U.S. counter-terrorism strategy.

From 2010 to 2011, Kroenig returned to the Pentagon on a non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship to serve as a special advisor on Iran policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[5] In that role, he developed strategic options to address Iran’s nuclear program. Upon leaving, he gained widespread attention for his writing on the viability of the U.S. military option for degrading Iran’s nuclear facilities, including in The New York Times[6] and Foreign Affairs[7].

He continues to regularly consult with the defense, diplomatic and intelligence communities.

From 2011 to 2012, Kroenig was the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He remains a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Kroenig served as a foreign policy advisor on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, a senior national security advisor to Scott Walker, and as a senior advisor on Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign.[8]

He is currently a professor[9] of government and foreign service[10] in Georgetown University. He also serves as the Atlantic Council's deputy director[11] of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and director of its Global Strategy Initiative.[8][12]

He co-writes the bi-weekly column “It’s Debatable”[13] for Foreign Policy.

Publications

Kroenig is an author, co-author, or co-editor of seven books. These include:

  • The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy Versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China (2020)[14]
  • The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy (2018)[15][8]
  • Nonproliferation Policy and Nuclear Posture: Causes and Consequences for the Spread of Nuclear Weapons (2015)[16]
  • A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat (2014)[17]
  • The Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey (2011)[18]
  • Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation (2011)[19]
  • Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons (2010)[20]

His book “The Return of Great Power Rivalry” made Amazon’s best-sellers lists in a number of categories, including the #1 New Book in International Relations[21] for two consecutive weeks just after publication date in late March 2020.

Kroenig is also the author of dozens of articles on a wide range of international relations and foreign policy issues, including: Europe,[22] Asia,[23] the Middle East,[24] nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation,[25] terrorism,[26] soft power,[27] and democracy.[28] His articles have appeared in top-tier mainstream media publications, such as The New York Times[29], The Wall Street Journal[30], The Washington Post[31]; in foreign relations trade publications, such as Foreign Affairs[32], The Atlantic[33], Foreign Policy[34]; as well as scholarly journals, such as American Political Science Review[35] and International Organization[36].

Kroenig also provides regular commentary on major media outlets, including The New York Times[37], CNN Politics[38]. PBS Newshour[39], CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS[40], CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer[41], FOX News’ Special Report with Bret Baier[42], BBC World Service[43], NPR’s All Things Considered[44] and C-SPAN[45].

References
  1. Kim, Hannah June; Grofman, Bernard (April 2019). "The Political Science 400: With Citation Counts by Cohort, Gender, and Subfield". PS: Political Science & Politics. 52 (2): 296–311. doi:10.1017/S1049096518001786. ISSN 1049-0965.
  2. Gerecht, Reuel Marc (June 19, 2014). "Book Review: 'A Time to Attack' by Matthew Kroenig". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. Brogan, Jacob (December 14, 2016). "How Does a Nuclear Nonproliferation Expert Work?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Schmitt, Eric; Shanker, Thom (August 16, 2011). Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4299-7310-6.
  5. Keller, Bill (January 22, 2012). "Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. Keller, Bill (January 22, 2012). "Opinion | Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Kroenig, Matthew (January 9, 2020). "Time to Attack Iran". ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. "Matthew Kroenig". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. "School of Foreign Service", Wikipedia, April 8, 2020, retrieved April 25, 2020
  11. "Matthew Kroenig". Atlantic Council. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. "Matthew Kroenig". Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  13. "It's Debatable – Foreign Policy". Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. Kroenig, Matthew (March 27, 2020). The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy Versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U. S. and China. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-008024-2.
  15. "Dr. Matthew Kroenig discusses nuclear strategy at USSTRATCOM". U.S. Strategic Command. March 29, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  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. Gerecht, Reuel Marc (June 19, 2014). "Book Review: 'A Time to Attack' by Matthew Kroenig". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  18. Desposato, Scott (August 2012). "Book Review: The Handbook of National Legislatures". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 37 (3): 389–396. doi:10.1111/j.1939-9162.2012.00052.x.
  19. Rauchhaus, Robert; Kroenig, Matthew; Gartzke, Erik, eds. (2011). Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation. Routledge. ISBN 9780415598330. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Google Books.
  20. Shimko, Keith (January 29, 2013). "Book Reviews: Matthew Kroenig, Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons". Intelligence and National Security. 28 (4): 604–606. doi:10.1080/02684527.2012.753198.
  21. "The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  22. Kroenig, Matthew (January 30, 2015). "Facing Reality: Getting NATO Ready for a New Cold War". Survival (1 ed.). 57: 49–70. doi:10.1080/00396338.2015.1008295. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  23. Kroenig, Matthew (June 15, 2015). "Why Democracies Dominate: America's Edge Over China". The National Interest. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  24. Kroenig, Matthew (January–February 2012). "Time to Attack Iran". Foreign Affairs (1 ed.). 91. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  25. Kroenig, Matthew (February 2009). "Exporting the Bomb: Why States Provide Sensitive Nuclear Assistance". American Political Science Review. 103 (1): 113–133. doi:10.1017/S0003055409090017.
  26. Kroenig, Matthew; Pavel, Barry (March 19, 2012). "How to Deter Terrorism". The Washington Quarterly. 35 (2): 21–36. doi:10.1080/0163660X.2012.665339.
  27. Kroenig, Matthew; McAdam, Melissa; Weber, Steven (December 13, 2010). "Taking Soft Power Seriously". Comparative Strategy. 29 (5): 412–431. doi:10.1080/01495933.2010.520986.
  28. 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. 9 (2): 247–267. doi:10.1017/S1537592711000880.
  29. "Opinion | Our Options for Dealing With Iran". The New York Times. January 24, 2012. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  30. Kroenig, Matthew (January 24, 2018). "The Case for Tactical U.S. Nukes". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  31. Kroenig, Matthew. "Analysis | Making sense of the canceled North Korea summit". Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  32. "The Return of Great Power Rivalry". April 14, 2020. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  33. Kroenig, Matthew (April 3, 2020). "Why the U.S. Will Outcompete China". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  34. Kroenig, Matthew. "Think Again: American Nuclear Disarmament". Foreign Policy. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  35. Kroenig, Matthew (February 2009). "Exporting the Bomb: Why States Provide Sensitive Nuclear Assistance". American Political Science Review. 103 (1): 113–133. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.485.453. doi:10.1017/S0003055409090017. ISSN 1537-5943.
  36. Kroenig, Matthew (January 2013). "Nuclear Superiority and the Balance of Resolve: Explaining Nuclear Crisis Outcomes". International Organization. 67 (1): 141–171. doi:10.1017/S0020818312000367. ISSN 0020-8183.
  37. Barnes, Julian E.; Rosenberg, Matthew; Wong, Edward (March 28, 2020). "As Virus Spreads, China and Russia See Openings for Disinformation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  38. Zachary Cohen; Alex Marquardt; Kylie Atwood. "Blame game escalates between US and China over coronavirus disinformation". CNN. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  39. "How will hawk John Bolton affect foreign policy?". PBS NewsHour. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  40. Can Trump's approach to North Korea work? - CNN Video, retrieved April 25, 2020
  41. "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  42. "US bombers deploy as North and South Korea resume talks". Fox News. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  43. "BBC World Service - The Real Story, Trump's World: 100 Days of Change". BBC. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  44. "U.S. Begins Production Of A New Nuclear Weapon". NPR.org. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  45. "[The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy] | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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