Matthew Czekaj
Matthew Czekaj is a Program Associate for Europe and Eurasia at The Jamestown Foundation and also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Jamestown’s daily publication, the Eurasia Daily Monitor. Prior to joining Jamestown, Mr. Czekaj was a Research Associate at the Atlantic Council, where he worked on issues of European Enlargement. Before that, he was a Research Assistant at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) Energy Security Program. Mr. Czekaj holds a Master’s degree in Russian and East European Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a concentration in European Studies from Johns Hopkins University. He is fluent in Polish, and speaks some French.
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Poland Seeks Next-Generation Main Battle Tank to Replace Its Aging Soviet-Era T-72s
The Polish Ministry of National Defense (MoND) has expressed interest in acquiring next-generation main battle tanks (MBT) for the country’s ground forces. On May 30, the MoND’s Armament Inspectorate issued
Jamestown’s Matthew Czekaj Interviewed by Business Insider
On May 24, Business Insider interviewed Matthew Czekaj, Jamestown's Program Associate for Europe and Eurasia, regarding Russia's denial of armed involvement in Ukraine.
August 2015 Briefs
HAMMOUD SAEED AL-MIKHLAFI LEADS THE FIGHT AGAINST THE HOUTHIS IN TAIZ Nicholas A. Heras Yemen’s third-largest city of Taiz, which has a population of more than one million people and
Russia’s Bankrupting Empire
Following the June 22 decision by the European Union to extend its sanctions on Russia for another six months, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev soberly declared two days later that
Polish Radio WNET Interviews EDM Managing Editor Matthew Czekaj About Hybrid War in Poland
On May 4, Polish radio WNET interviewed Jamestown's Program Associate for Europe and Eurasia Matthew Czekaj about the appearance of Russia's hybrid warfare tactics against Poland. [Interview in Polish]
Russia’s Hybrid War Against Poland
In early April 2015, the Polish Internal Security Agency’s Governmental Computer Security Incident Response Team (also known as CERT—Computer Emergency Response Team), released its annual report on cyber security in
Lukashenka Attaches New Importance to Self-Reliance in Belarusian Defense Industry
Reiterating statements he made this past summer, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka instructed his government, on September 23, to create a highly mobile and advanced military equipped with modern, domestically-produced arms
New on the Jamestown Blog: Amid Shifting Strategic Priorities, Poland Cancels Construction of Its Most Advanced Naval Corvette
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Friday, February 24 that his government was cancelling further construction of the “Gawron”-class naval corvette, a vessel based on the German MEKO A-100
Hungary’s MiGs Up for Sale
Those in the market for a used, fourth-generation, Soviet, air-superiority jet fighter need look no further than Hungary. The Central European country is putting up eight of its 24 remaining
Is Hungary Becoming China’s Hub in Central Europe?
On June 24-26, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stopped in Budapest with great fanfare. The Hungarian government, then closing out its term as rotating presidency of the EU Council of Ministers,