Matthew Kroenig is an Associate Professor and International Relations Field Chair in the Department of Government at Georgetown University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at The Atlantic Council. He is the author or editor of several books, including: A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat(2014), Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation(2011), Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons(2010), and The Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey(2009).His articles on international politics have appeared in such outlets as American Political Science Review, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Organization, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and USA Today.Dr. Kroenig served as a special advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2010 to 2011, where he worked on defense policy and strategy for Iran. In 2005, he was strategist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and he authored the first-ever, U.S. government-wide strategy for deterring terrorist networks. For his work, he was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Outstanding Achievement. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.