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Matt Tavares

Matt Tavares is a former Defense Department official with two decades of experience in U.S. national security affairs. His current private-sector work focuses on emerging technologies and the evolving nature of armed conflict. 

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Montage: Presidents Sisi (Egypt) and Putin (Russia) at the 2024 BRICS summit; a woman holds a Russian flag in Istanbul; a Russia House cultural center in Syria; a map image superimposing Russian flag over Africa/Middle East.
Brief Analysis
Russia, the Iran War, and the Middle East
Jul 10, 2026
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  • Keith Kellogg
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matthew Tavares
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi greets Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi in Beijing in March 2025 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Wartime Support to Iran: Implications for the Middle East and Beyond
Apr 24, 2026
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  • Hasan Alhasan
  • Nicole Grajewski
  • Matthew Tavares
Photo showing Ukraine's President Zelensky greeting Saudi officials on the tarmac.
Brief Analysis
Washington Should Jump on Ukraine’s Outreach to the Middle East
Mar 13, 2026
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matthew Tavares
Keith Kellogg
Brief Analysis
Ukraine Diplomacy and the Middle East: A Conversation with Former Special Envoy Keith Kellogg
This event has been postponed.
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  • Keith Kellogg
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matthew Tavares
Montage: Presidents Sisi (Egypt) and Putin (Russia) at the 2024 BRICS summit; a woman holds a Russian flag in Istanbul; a Russia House cultural center in Syria; a map image superimposing Russian flag over Africa/Middle East.
In-Depth Reports
After Ukraine:
Prospects for a Russian Resurgence in the Middle East
Jan 23, 2026
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matthew Tavares
Russian President Vladimi Putin tours an exhibit of Tsarist weapons on display in the UAE in 2007 - source: Reuteurs
Articles & Testimony
Russia’s New Middle East Strategy
Jan 22, 2026
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matthew Tavares
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