Matthew Kroenig

Matthew Kroenig is a professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is also the director of the Global Strategy Initiative and deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. His books include The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy and The Return of Great Power Rivalry.

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Matthew Kroenig Christianity & National Security 2023

Matthew Kroenig’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Matthew Kroenig discusses great power conflict, international security architecture, and the…

Matthew Kroenig on Ukraine, Putin, and Nukes
Matthew Kroenig on Ukraine, Putin, and Nukes

Matthew Kroenig discussed the Ukraine crisis as it relates to great power rivalry, among other topics.

Nuclear Weapons and Ethics
Nuclear Weapons and Ethics

Matthew Kroenig talked about the ethics of nuclear weapons during our annual Christianity and National Security Conference.

A World Free from Nuclear Weapons? A Happy Hour Discussion - Elbridge Colby Matthew Kroenig Rebeccah Heinrichs Drew Christiansen
A World Free from Nuclear Weapons? A Happy Hour Discussion

In the latest Prov-Happy Hour on November 30, a distinguished panel—featuring Marathon Initiative co-principle Elbridge Colby, Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig, and…

America’s Advantage against China: A Conversation with Matt Kroenig
America’s Advantage against China: A Conversation with Matt Kroenig

Mark Tooley interviews Matt Kroenig, and they discuss his latest book, The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy…

ProvCast Ep. 19: Trump’s State of the Union, His Foreign Policy, and Principled Realism

Providence Managing Editor Drew Griffin sits down with Matthew Kroenig—author, professor, and Atlantic Council fellow—to discuss Trump’s State of the Union Address, Russia, North Korea, and the potential changes in US policy regarding each. He also discusses his new book, The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy.

Matthew Kroenig Lecture: “Ethics & Nuclear Weapons”

The following lecture was recorded during Providence’s 2017 Christianity and National Security Conference. Matthew Kroenig discusses the relationship between ethics…

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