Matthew S. Cohen
210Q Renaissance Park
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
EDUCATION
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
PhD Candidate in Political Science Current
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Masters of Liberal Arts in Government 2011
Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Politics, Sociology 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Northeastern University
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: Civil War in Syria 2014, 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: Iraq since the First Gulf War 2014, 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: How to Deal with the Rise of ISIS 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: International Law and Negotiations in the Cyber-Realm 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: On-Going Crisis in Somalia 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: Iranian Nuclear Deal 2015
International Conflict and Negotiation
Invited Lecturer: Tackling the Cyber-Realm 2015
Issues in Security Studies
Invited Lecturer: Tackling the Cyber-Realm 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research and Budget Director, Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance 2007 – 2013
Abuse
Budget Director, Office of State Representative Ruth Balser 2007 – 2009
Research Analyst, Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, 2006 – 2007
Massachusetts State House
Consultant, Kohei Onozaki for Senate (National Diet in Japan) 2006
Campaign Manager, Toby Fisher for State Representative, Waltham, 2005 – 2006
Massachusetts
Liaison to the Chairman, Massachusetts Democratic Party/Philip W. 2003 – 2004
Johnston Associates
Intern, Massachusetts Democratic Party 2001 – 2001
Intern, Senator Edward Kennedy’s Boston Office, Domestic Policy Office 1999 – 2000
Management Intern, Lexington Town Hall, Town Manager’s Office and Tax 1997 – 1999
Collector’s Office
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles – Lead Author:
Matthew S. Cohen, Charles D. Freilich, and Gabi Siboni. “Israel and Cyberspace: Unique Threat and Response.” International Studies Perspectives, 2015, doi: 10.1093/isp/ekv023
Matthew S. Cohen and Charles D. Freilich. “The Delegitimization of Israel: Diplomatic Warfare, Sanctions and Lawfare.” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs. Volume IX, Number 1, 2015
Matthew S. Cohen and Charles D. Freilich. “Breakdown and Possible Restart: Turkish-Israeli Relations under the AKP.” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs. Volume VIII, Number 1, 201
Matthew S. Cohen. “Islam and Government: Examining the Turkish Model,” Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy. Volume 1, Spring 2012
Journal Articles – Co-Author:
Michael Becker, Matthew S. Cohen, Ian McManus, and Sidita Kushi. “Reviving the Russian
Empire: the Crimean Intervention through a Neoclassical Realist Lens.” European Security. Volume 24, Issue 4, 2015
Other Publications:
Matthew S. Cohen. “Moving on After Congress Votes on the Iran Deal.” E-International
Relations (online), August 30, 2015,
Matthew S. Cohen. “Crafting an Effective Foreign Policy to Confront Terrorism in the Middle East.”E-International Relations (online), May 12, 2015,
Matthew S. Cohen. “Israel’s Big Decision: Time to Take Hamas Out?” The National Interest (online), July 30, 2014,
Matthew S. Cohen. Turkey and the EU: European Soft Power and How it has Impacted Turkey,
in fulfillment of ALM requirements: Harvard University, 2011
Articles under Review:
Matthew S. Cohen, Charles D. Freilich, and Gabi Siboni. “Countering the Cyber-Threat, Four Big ‘D’s’ and a Little ‘r.’”
Matthew S. Cohen and Charles D. Freilich. “War by Other Means: Modeling the
Delegitimization Campaign against Israel.”
Matthew S. Cohen. “A Tale of Two Turkeys: The Narrative Policy Framework and the Battle over the Headscarf in Turkey.”
PRESENTATIONS
“Countering the Cyber-Threat, Four Big ‘D’s’ and a Little ‘r,’”Invited Speaker at the Joseph Nye Forum, Belfer Center, Harvard University May 2015.
“Reviving the Russian Empire: A Rationalist Model of State Intervention.” Oral presentation delivered at the NortheasternPolitical Science Association Annual Meeting, November, 2014.
PEER REVIEWER
Global Policy
International Studies Perspectives
Turkish Studies