Mattias E. Fibiger

Mattias Fibiger is an assistant professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) unit. He teaches BGIE in the MBA required curriculum. 

Professor Fibiger conducts research on twentieth century international history, focusing primarily on political economy and diplomacy in Southeast Asia. His most recent or forthcoming essays appear in Diplomatic History, Modern Asian Studies, and Diplomacy & Statecraft. Professor Fibiger's current book manuscript is entitled Suharto's Cold War: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and the World. It examines how the Indonesian dictator Suharto used the global Cold War to wage his own domestic and regional Cold Wars, constructing a counterrevolutionary authoritarian regime in Indonesia and then promoting authoritarian reaction elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Professor Fibiger received his B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. in history from Cornell University. Before joining the faculty at HBS, he was a visiting researcher at Universitas Indonesia.