Matthew Kroenig


Matthew Kroenig is a columnist at Foreign Policy and vice president and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. His latest book, with Dan Negrea, is We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War.

Articles by Matthew Kroenig
Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.
Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.
Iranian women arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28.
Iranian women arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28.
U.S. and Philippine soldiers take part in a joint live fire exercise as part of the annual 'Balikatan' (shoulder-to-shoulder) U.S.-Philippines war exercises, on March 31, 2022 in Crow Valley, Tarlac, Philippines.
U.S. and Philippine soldiers take part in a joint live fire exercise as part of the annual 'Balikatan' (shoulder-to-shoulder) U.S.-Philippines war exercises, on March 31, 2022 in Crow Valley, Tarlac, Philippines.
French Rassemblement National (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen (L) followed by party president Jordan Bardella arrives on stage to address supporters in Paris, on June 9.
French Rassemblement National (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen (L) followed by party president Jordan Bardella arrives on stage to address supporters in Paris, on June 9.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on May 31 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on May 31 in Washington, DC.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.
Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.
Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.
A photo collage illustration of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan within red and white stripes.
A photo collage illustration of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan within red and white stripes.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, then-U.S. President Donald Trump and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson onstage during the annual NATO heads of government summit on Dec. 4, 2019 in Watford, England.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, then-U.S. President Donald Trump and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson onstage during the annual NATO heads of government summit on Dec. 4, 2019 in Watford, England.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 6.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 6.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran.