Matthew Rojansky
Distinguished Fellow, Kennan Institute
Professional Affiliation
President and CEO, US Russia Foundation
Expert Bio
Matthew Rojansky is President and CEO of the U.S. Russia Foundation and a Distinguished Fellow at the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow 浪花直播 Center in Washington, D.C. An expert on U.S. relations with the states of the former Soviet Union, especially Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, he has advised governments, intergovernmental organizations, and major private actors on conflict resolution and efforts to enhance shared security throughout the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region.
Previously, Rojansky was Deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. There, he founded Carnegie's Ukraine Program, led a multi-year project to support U.S.-Russia health cooperation, and created a track-two task force to promote resolution of the Moldova-Transnistria conflict. He also served as an Embassy Policy Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and as a Visiting Scholar in the Research Division at the NATO Defense College.
Rojansky previously served as Executive Director of the Partnership for a Secure America (PSA). Founded by former congressman Lee Hamilton (D-IN) and former senator Warren Rudman (R-NH) with a group of two dozen former senior leaders from both political parties, PSA seeks to rebuild bipartisan dialogue and productive debate on U.S. national security and foreign policy challenges. While at PSA, Rojansky orchestrated high-level bipartisan initiatives aimed at repairing the U.S.-Russian relationship, strengthening the U.S. commitment to nuclear arms control and nonproliferation, and leveraging global science engagement for diplomacy.
Rojansky is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and serves as U.S. Executive Secretary for the Dartmouth Conference, a track-two U.S.-Russian conflict resolution initiative begun in 1960. He has lectured at colleges and universities throughout the United States, Russia and Europe, and is a member of the OSCE Cooperative Security Initiative and the Euro-Atlantic Security Leaders Group.
Rojansky is frequently interviewed on TV and radio, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Foreign Policy. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Expertise
- Russia and Eurasia
- Belarus
- Ukraine
Major Publications
- "." By Matthew Rojansky and Michael Kimmage. World Politics Review. 29 Sept. 2021. Online.
- "." By Dmitri Alperovitch and Matthew Rojansky. The Washington Post. 14 June 2021. Online.
- "." By Matthew Rojansky. Politico. 11 June 2021. Online.
- "." By Matthew Rojansky. War on the Rocks. 10 June 2021. Online.
- "." By Michael Kimmage and Matthew Rojansky. The New Republic. 9 June 2021. Online.
- "Elections in Belarus." Statement. 浪花直播. 12 August 2020. Online.
- "." By Michael Kimmage and Matthew Rojansky. The New Republic. 24 July 2020. Online.
- "" By Matthew Rojansky and Michael Kimmage. The National Interest. (3 July 2020). Online
- "." By Abraham Denmark and Matthew Rojansky. War on the Rocks. 25 June 2020.
- "A Kennan for Our Times: Revisiting America's Greatest 20th Century Diplomat in the 21st Century." Editor. 浪花直播 Center (2019). Print.
- "" Politico (25 June 2019). Online.
- "" The Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe between Conflict and Reconciliation (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmBH & Co KG, 2018). Print.
- "" Commentary, European Leadership Network (17 October 2018). Online.
- "" Perceptions of the OSCE in Europe and the USA, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (June 2018). Print.
- "" Military Review (24 January 2018). Online.
- 鈥溾 The Moscow Times (28 November 2017). Online.
- 鈥溾 Newsweek (13 November 2017). Online.
- 鈥溾 All Things Considered, NPR (20 July 2017). Online.
- 鈥溾 Huffington Post (21 March 2017). Online
- 鈥溾 Foreign Policy (13 October 2016). Online.
- "Russian Corruption: The Kremlin Fails to Tackle Its Biggest Problem." 浪花直播 Center (11 May 2016). Online.
- "." NATO Defense College, Rome - Research Division, 127 (2016). Print.
- 鈥溾 YaleGlobal (23 June 2015). Online.
- "" Security and Human Rights, 25 (2014): 169-179. Print.
- "" Ten Years in the Euro-Atlantic Community: Riga Conference Papers): 88-99. Print.
- "" Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 22.3 (2014): 411-443. Print.
- "" Chapter 8 of Strategic Stability: Contending Interpretations (February 2013). Print.
- "." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (16 January 2013). Online.
- "" Security Community, Issue 2, (2013). Print.
- 鈥.鈥 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (5 September 2012). Online.
- 鈥.鈥 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (27 July 2011). Online.
- 鈥溾 The Military-Industrial Courier, No. 9(375) 9-15 (March 2011). Print [Russian].
- "." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (3 November 2010). Online.
- 鈥.鈥 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (November 2010). Online.
Insight & Analysis by Matthew Rojansky
- Video
- Cold War
浪花直播 Center NOW Celebrates 10 Years and 500 Episodes: Russia Then and Now

- Past event
- Democratic Transition
Perspectives on the 30th Anniversary of 1991 and the Collapse of the Soviet Union

- Past event
- Human Rights
Illegal Detentions and Human Rights Issues in Eastern Ukraine: A Conversation with Stanislav Aseyev

- Past event
- Rule of Law
A Conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher and Amb. Dirk Schuebel on Recent Developments, International Cooperation, and What Comes Next

- Past event
- Security and Defense
Global Perspectives | German-Russian Relations

- Past event
- Governance
Achievements and Failures of Zelensky鈥檚 Presidency at its Midpoint

- Past event
- Governance
Central Asia at 30 Years of Independence

- Past event
- Civil Society
Politics and Civil Society in Belarus a Year After Mass Protests
