Matthew Boyse

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

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Matthew Boyse is a senior fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia.

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Biography

Matthew Boyse is a senior fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia specializing in Central Europe. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the George Washington University, and American University.

A former senior foreign service officer, Mr. Boyse served in Washington, Europe, Canada, and South Asia during his thirty-plus years with the State Department. His last roles included serving as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs overseeing US policy toward Central Europe and in the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, as well as serving as sherpa for the Three Seas Initiative and chargé d’affaires in Switzerland, Finland, Romania, and the US Mission to NATO. Prior to that, Mr. Boyse served as acting deputy chief of mission and minister counselor for political affairs in Ottawa, Canada, from 2015 until 2018.

Mr. Boyse had three assignments in Germany: as the political advisor to three commanding generals with US Army Europe, as US consul general in Duesseldorf, and with the US Embassy in Berlin. His other overseas tours were Kabul, Afghanistan; New Delhi, India; Warsaw, Poland; Moscow, Russia; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and London, United Kingdom. In Washington, he was deputy director (political affairs) in the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs and executive assistant to the assistant secretary for economic and business affairs. Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Boyse was an East Germany and USSR analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and a DAAD visiting fellow at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, both in Germany.

Mr. Boyse has a BA in classics from Haverford College and an MA in Soviet and East European studies from Columbia University. He speaks German, Polish, and Russian.

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23
April 2025
Past Event
Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2025
Featured Speakers:
Nikki R. Haley
Dr. Lars-Hendrik Röller
Maria Luís Albuquerque
Dr. Olga Zykova
Barna Tánczos
Amb. Tomáš Pojar
Ana Ivković
Dr. Anca Dragu
Dr. Yuriy Heletiy
Dr. Bogdan Ivan
Jan Růžička
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Peter Rough
Daniel Kochis
Matthew Boyse
Luke Coffey
CEE
23
April 2025
Past Event
Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2025

Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host its third Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Strategy Summit. 

CEE
Featured Speakers:
Nikki R. Haley
Dr. Lars-Hendrik Röller
Maria Luís Albuquerque
Dr. Olga Zykova
Barna Tánczos
Amb. Tomáš Pojar
Ana Ivković
Dr. Anca Dragu
Dr. Yuriy Heletiy
Dr. Bogdan Ivan
Jan Růžička
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Peter Rough
Daniel Kochis
Matthew Boyse
Luke Coffey
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18
February 2025
Past Event
Democracy in Poland
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Doran
Moderator:
James Carafano
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18
February 2025
Past Event
Democracy in Poland

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse and Peter Doran of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for a discussion of their recent in-depth examination of objectivity, consistency, and politics in the debate about democracy, rule of law, media freedom, and more. 

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Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Doran
Moderator:
James Carafano
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05
February 2025
Past Event
Increased Economic Pressure Will Help the Trump Administration End Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador James Glassman
Charles King Mallory IV
Oleksandr Kalenkov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country's main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil
05
February 2025
Past Event
Increased Economic Pressure Will Help the Trump Administration End Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Senior Fellow Matt Boyse, Ambassador James Glassman, Charles King Mallory, and Oleksandr Kalenkov will discuss how the West can better use sanctions to achieve its aims.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country's main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador James Glassman
Charles King Mallory IV
Oleksandr Kalenkov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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03
December 2024
Past Event
How the Trump Administration Can Reform the Foreign Service
Featured Speakers:
Simon Hankinson
Ambassador (ret.) Tibor Nagy
Drew Peterson
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building is pictured on October 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
03
December 2024
Past Event
How the Trump Administration Can Reform the Foreign Service

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a conversation with three former senior foreign service officers on the opportunities for and challenges for State Department reform during the second Trump administration.

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building is pictured on October 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Simon Hankinson
Ambassador (ret.) Tibor Nagy
Drew Peterson
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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29
October 2024
Past Event
Left Out in the Cold? Reviving US-Canada Relations
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Dr. Christian Leuprecht
North American Aerospace Defense Command CF-18 Hornet flies in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker after escorting a B-52 Stratofortress across Northern Alaska, June 18, 2024. (DVIDS)
29
October 2024
Past Event
Left Out in the Cold? Reviving US-Canada Relations

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a conversation with Professor Christian Leuprecht of the Royal Military College of Canada and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. They will take stock of the US-Canada relationship and evaluate its implications for security and prosperity in North America, the Euro-Atlantic, and the Indo-Pacific.

North American Aerospace Defense Command CF-18 Hornet flies in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker after escorting a B-52 Stratofortress across Northern Alaska, June 18, 2024. (DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Dr. Christian Leuprecht
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17
September 2024
Past Event
Democratic Resilience, Economic Security, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Laura Kovesi
Martin Vladimirov
Isaac Levi
Ruslan Stefanov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Gazprom's Amur Gas Processing Plant is shown near the town of Svobodny on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel/AFP via Getty Images)
17
September 2024
Past Event
Democratic Resilience, Economic Security, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

To discuss how to strengthen economic security and sanctions enforcement in Europe, Laura Kovesi, the EU public prosecutor, Martin Vladimirov, director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) in Sofia, and Isaac Levi, Europe-Russia policy and energy analysis team lead at the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) will meet for a Hudson panel.

Gazprom's Amur Gas Processing Plant is shown near the town of Svobodny on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Laura Kovesi
Martin Vladimirov
Isaac Levi
Ruslan Stefanov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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16
September 2024
Past Event
A Conversation on Russian War Crimes with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Oleksandra Matviichuk
People clear rubble at a Ukrainian children's hospital which was partially destroyed by a Russian missile strike on July 8, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
16
September 2024
Past Event
A Conversation on Russian War Crimes with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk

To give an update on joint efforts to catalog Russian war crimes and to bring war criminals to justice, Matviichuk will join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a live conversation.

People clear rubble at a Ukrainian children's hospital which was partially destroyed by a Russian missile strike on July 8, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Oleksandra Matviichuk
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06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

An expert panel will discuss how to dismantle Russia’s state capture networks in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
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18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
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Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
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16
April 2024
Past Event
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
George Scutaru
Antonia Colibasanu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
People walk past a poster depicting Russian warships sunk by Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea on March 16, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
16
April 2024
Past Event
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over

Join Hudson for an event to present the results of an in-depth study on the Battle of the Black Sea.

People walk past a poster depicting Russian warships sunk by Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea on March 16, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
George Scutaru
Antonia Colibasanu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
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12
March 2024
Past Event
A Baltic View of European Security with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds
Featured Speakers:
Andris Spruds
Matthew Boyse
Latvian soldiers march during a military parade on Armed Forces Day 2023 in Vilnius. (Photo by Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
12
March 2024
Past Event
A Baltic View of European Security with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a discussion with Defense Minister Andris Spruds on the Latvian view of European security.

Latvian soldiers march during a military parade on Armed Forces Day 2023 in Vilnius. (Photo by Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Andris Spruds
Matthew Boyse
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06
February 2024
Past Event
Russia’s War against Ukraine as Seen from Slovakia: A Conversation with Former Prime Minister Eduard Heger
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Eduard Heger
Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger speaks during an event with participant of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and foreign leaders in Ukraine on March 31, 2023. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
06
February 2024
Past Event
Russia’s War against Ukraine as Seen from Slovakia: A Conversation with Former Prime Minister Eduard Heger
Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger speaks during an event with participant of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and foreign leaders in Ukraine on March 31, 2023. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
Eduard Heger
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14
November 2023
Past Event
Still Friends after All These Years? The US-Canada Relationship in a Dangerous World
Featured Speakers:
Brian Lee Crowley
Charles Burton
John P. Walters
Miles Yu
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Patrick M. Cronin
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14
November 2023
Past Event
Still Friends after All These Years? The US-Canada Relationship in a Dangerous World

Hudson Institute, in partnership with MLI, is proud to host the launch of the Center for North American Prosperity and Security.

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Featured Speakers:
Brian Lee Crowley
Charles Burton
John P. Walters
Miles Yu
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Patrick M. Cronin
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16
September 2023
Past Event
Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
John P. Walters
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Luke Coffey
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
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16
September 2023
Past Event
Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit

Hudson hosts senior officials from the Bucharest Nine states of Eastern Europe as well as Ukraine and Moldova.

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Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
John P. Walters
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Luke Coffey
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
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15
September 2023
Past Event
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
Featured Speakers:
Luminița Odobescu
Luke Coffey
Jan Ruzicka
Amb. Cameron Munter
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Jaroslav Kurfürst
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Rough
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15
September 2023
Past Event
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
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Featured Speakers:
Luminița Odobescu
Luke Coffey
Jan Ruzicka
Amb. Cameron Munter
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Jaroslav Kurfürst
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Rough
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04
May 2023
Past Event
Reaching an Endgame in Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Pavlo Klimkin
Reka Szemerkenyi
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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04
May 2023
Past Event
Reaching an Endgame in Ukraine
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Featured Speakers:
Pavlo Klimkin
Reka Szemerkenyi
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian President Viktor Orban, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 15, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Mikhail Svetlov via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian President Viktor Orban, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 15, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Mikhail Svetlov via Getty Images)
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Commentary
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Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a naval exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea on January 9, 2020. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a naval exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea on January 9, 2020. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over
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Matthew Boyse Hudson Institute
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Mykhailo Samus
Mykhailo Samus
Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
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Antonia Colibasanu
Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
Matthew Boyse, George Scutaru, Mykhailo Samus & Antonia Colibasanu
Reports
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