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.

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010.

It’s Time to Stop New START This article has an audio recording

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Matthew Kroenig
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk up an escalator as they arrive to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk up an escalator as they arrive to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Trump Told the U.N. the Hard Truth: It Failed

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Matthew Kroenig
Chinese soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Tiananmen Square on September 3.
Chinese soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Tiananmen Square on September 3.

Are We Overestimating Autocracies?

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Matthew Kroenig
A military plane looms over Putin's head as he walks on a runway.
A military plane looms over Putin's head as he walks on a runway.

To Get Peace in Ukraine, Trump Should Play the Nuclear Card

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Matthew Kroenig
Scaffolding is seen on the U.S. Department of State headquarters on July 11.
Scaffolding is seen on the U.S. Department of State headquarters on July 11.

Trump’s State Department Reforms Are Necessary

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Matthew Kroenig
A screen at a shopping mall in Beijing shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands in Moscow.
A screen at a shopping mall in Beijing shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands in Moscow.

A Division of Labor Between Europe and Asia Won’t Work

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Matthew Kroenig
Gen. Dan Caine gestures to a cutout displaying U.S. strikes on Iran.
Gen. Dan Caine gestures to a cutout displaying U.S. strikes on Iran.

Why a Wider War With Iran Is Unlikely

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Matthew Kroenig
A view of the night sky in Tehran, Iran.
A view of the night sky in Tehran, Iran.

A Victory for Israel

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Matthew Kroenig
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te inspects military drills at Hualien Air Force Base in Hualien, Taiwan, on July 23, 2024.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te inspects military drills at Hualien Air Force Base in Hualien, Taiwan, on July 23, 2024.

Taiwan Is Getting Serious About Self-Defense

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Matthew Kroenig
A picture shows copies of Iranian daily newspapers,at a newsstand in Tehran on January 21, 2025.
A picture shows copies of Iranian daily newspapers,at a newsstand in Tehran on January 21, 2025.

There’s Only One Good Iran Deal

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Matthew Kroenig
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.

Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage

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Edward Alden, Catherine Osborn, Julian E. Zelizer, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Sumit Ganguly, Matthew Kroenig, Caroline de Gruyter, Michael Kugelman, Nosmot Gbadamosi, Steven A. Cook
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an executive order signing event at the White House in Washington on March 31.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an executive order signing event at the White House in Washington on March 31.

Over and Out

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk wields a chainsaw as he leaves the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 20.
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk wields a chainsaw as he leaves the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 20.

What You Gonna Do When DOGE Comes for You?

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28.

Trump’s Rhetoric Gets Results

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Matthew Kroenig
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Mar. 4.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Mar. 4.

Is the World Overreacting to Trump?

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
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