Matthew Tweden is an MPhil International Relations candidate and Barry Scholar at Magdalen College. His research interests include neoclassical realist IR theory, Pacific regional affairs, and security policy design and implementation. Matthew’s thesis project investigates the role of domestic politics and regional integration in shaping small state strategic decisionmaking in the Pacific Island states.
Prior to Oxford, Matthew studied public policy and peace, war, and defence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and political science as a Robertson Scholar at Duke University. He completed a term abroad at the Brussels School of Governance and conducted research on US regulatory policy design.
