Matthew Schleupner

Matthew is a US Army Major with 14 years of Active Duty Army Service. His service has included operational and combat deployments throughout Asia and Europe. He is currently serving at Defense Threat Reduction Agency as a policy advisor with a focus on Conventional Arms Control in Europe. Additionally, he has conducted CFE, Vienna Document, and Open Skies missions. Previously, he served at 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), where his work focused on missions in Korea and the Philippines. He holds a masters in political science and a law degree, as well as a masters in international policy and economics from Johns Hopkins, with a focus on Black Sea issues. He continually publishes articles on Black Sea and arms control-related issues, specifically in regards to NATO, and he speaks Romanian, Italian, and limited French.