Aleksandar Matovski

Aleksandar Matovski an Assistant Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and an Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. His research focuses on the dynamics of popular opinion, protest, political violence, and conflict in authoritarian regimes, with a focus on Europe and the former Soviet Union. Matovski holds a PhD in Government from Cornell University, MA in War Studies from King’s College London and BA in Law from Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje. Prior to his academic career, he was National Security Advisor in the Government of North Macedonia and Political and Military Advisor in the North Macedonian Ministry of Defense, as well as a Research Director in the Forum Center for Strategic Research and Documentation in Skopje, North Macedonia.