GeoStrategy Initiative Analysis and Events

Kroenig interviewed on CBS News about China’s approach to the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On March 21, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig spoke on CBS News about China’s response to the war in Ukraine and its attempt to balance between Russia and the West.

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: does the new US national defense strategy make any sense?

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On April 08, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed the Pentagon’s new national defense strategy in Foreign Policy magazine.

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: is weakening Russia a bad idea?

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On April 29, Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford discussed recent proposals to weaken Russia in the long term.

Kroenig in Byline Times on Russian nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig outlines scenarios where Russia may use nuclear weapons.

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal on tactical nuclear weapons

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Matthew Kroenig argues for the United States to invest in tactical nuclear weapons by outlining a scenario where Russia invades Estonia, which triggers NATO's Article V.

Kroenig in the Washington Post on Russian “escalate-to-deescalate” strategy

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Matthew Kroenig breaks down the Kremlin’s “escalate-to-deescalate” strategy, and how a cautious US response plays into Russian hands.

Kroenig in POLITICO on US grand strategy

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POLITICO highlights an appearance from Matthew Kroenig in an episode of the Vandenberg Coalition Series on the Future of Conservative Foreign Policy.

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal on tactical US nuclear weapons

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The Wall Street Journal cites Matthew Kroenig's 2018 WSJ op-ed on “The case for tactical US Nukes.”

Kroenig in the Hill on Russian “salami-slicing” strategy in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig assesses that unconfirmed allegations of Russian chemical attacks in Ukraine could be part of a Russian “salami-slicing” strategy.

Kroenig in the Hill on chemical weapons in Ukraine

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Matthew Kroenig uses Syria as a case study that demonstrated the unfortunate effectiveness of chemical weapons.

Kroenig on BBC News on chemical weapons in Ukraine

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Matthew Kroenig provides an overview of the types and uses of chemical weapons in the context of the Russian war.

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy and POLITICO: Would Putin use nuclear weapons?

By Atlantic Council

On April 12, Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig participated in a Foreign Policy debate over whether Russia would use nuclear weapons, which was also featured in Politico.  “I think one of the Cold War lessons we absolutely need to take is Ronald Reagan’s famous dictum that a nuclear war cannot be won and should never […]

Kroenig on the Ben Domenech Podcast on the Russian nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains the nuclear shadow over Ukraine but clarifies that Putin does not want a nuclear war.

Brooks in the Washington Post on the threat of disease in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Max Brooks discusses the threat of disease outbreak and biological warfare in Ukraine.

Kroenig in the Wall Street Journal on Ukrainian nuclear disarmament

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Matthew Kroenig refutes the belief that the West wrongfully pressed Ukraine into nuclear disarmament upon the fall of the Soviet Union.

Global Times cites Kroenig on strategic simultaneity

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Chinese Communist mouthpiece criticizes' Matthew Kroenig's recommendation that US defense strategy address strategic simultaneityto effectively balance China and Russia at the same time.

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on Turkmenistan’s geopolitical significance

On March 18, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on Turkmenistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Russia, and the potential role it might play in global energy politics as some nations look to revamp their global gas supplies.

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia

On March 22, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun discussing the ways in which the presence of foreign fighters in Ukraine and Russia is internationalizing the conflict, with possible repercussions for the North Caucasus and the Middle East.