Matthew Jenkins

Dr. Matthew Jenkins serves as a part-time Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute. He holds a Doctorate of Statecraft and National Security from the Institute of World Politics (2023), followed by a post-doc fellowship at Georgetown University focusing on normative behavior in space operations. His expertise spans space policy, defense strategy, and national security space systems, with a particular emphasis on normative frameworks for space activities. He teaches IAFF 3179: Space and International Affairs, emphasizing how states leverage space for policy objectives. His research explores behavioral incentives in space activities and the militarization of orbital domains. Dr. Jenkins has 18+ years of experience in space systems design and operations for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. His recent work appears in journals like Astropolitics and The Space Review, and he contributes to the upcoming European Space Policy Handbook (2024). No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials.