Aleksandar Matovski, Ph.D.

I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

My research focuses on the internal dynamics and strategic behavior of authoritarian regimes, with a focus on the former Soviet Union and Europe. My book titled Popular Dictatorships: Crises, Mass Opinion and the Rise of Electoral Authoritarianism  examines the genesis and behavior of electoral autocracies – the most widespread and persistent form of authoritarianism in the world today. 

I hold a PhD in Government from Cornell University, MA in War Studies from King’s College London and BA in Law from Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje.

Prior to my academic career, I was National Security Advisor in the Government of North Macedonia and Political and Military Advisor in the North Macedonian Ministry of Defense, focusing on foreign affairs and security sector reforms and NATO and EU integration in the aftermath of the country’s inter-ethnic conflict in 2001.