Matt Stone is an energy consultant and scholar of U.S. foreign policy with a focus on the post-Soviet space and the Middle East. His research embraces a number of topics at the intersection of energy markets and international relations, including articles on Eurasian geopolitics, Chinese naval policy, nuclear non-proliferation, and climate change negotiations. A Marshall Scholar, he received Master's degrees from the University of Oxford (St Antony's College) and the University of Dundee.