Evan S. Medeiros is an American international relations scholar currently serving as the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-China Studies at Georgetown University. He is also a senior advisor at The Asia Group, a senior fellow on foreign policy at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, a non-resident senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Asia Program, a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations' board of directors, a member of the International Advisory Board of Cambridge University's Centre for Geopolitics, a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a board member of Blackberry Government Solutions.[1][2][3][4]

Evan S. Medeiros
Evan Medeiros, USIP (left); Vincent Chao, Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) (center); Chen-Dong Tso, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) (right)
Other names麦艾文
EducationBates College (BA)
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA)
University of Cambridge (M.Phil)
London School of Economics and Political Science (PhD)
Occupation(s)Political scientist, writer
Employer(s)Georgetown University, The Asia Group
OrganizationRAND Corporation
SpouseBernadette Meehan

Education

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Medeiros holds a BA in analytic philosophy from Bates College, a MA in China studies from SOAS University of London, a MPhil in international relations from University of Cambridge (as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar), and a PhD in international relations from London School of Economics and Political Science.[5]

Career

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From 2002 to 2009, Medeiros was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. From 2007 to 2008, he was a policy advisor to then U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.[6]

From 2009 to 2015, Medeiros served for six years at the White House National Security Council as Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia and subsequently as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia.[7][8]

Medeiros joined the Eurasia Group in September 2015 as managing director and Asia Practice Lead.[9]

Medeiros is a participant of the Task Force on U.S.-China Policy convened by the Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations.[10]

In 2023, Washingtonian named Medeiros one of DC's 500 most influential people.[11]

Publications

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Reports

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  • The New Domestic Politics of U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society, December 7, 2023[12]
  • Chinese Perspectives on the Sino-Russian Relationship, National Bureau of Asian Research, July 17, 2017[13]
  • China's International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification, RAND Corporation, July 27, 2009[14]
  • Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise, RAND Corporation, November 17, 2008[15]
  • Reluctant Restraint: The Evolution of China's Nonproliferation Policies and Practices, 1980–2004, East-West Center, January 1, 2007[16]

Articles

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Congressional testimonies

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  • Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization, RAND Corporation, February 6, 2004[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Evan S. Medeiros". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. ^ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ^ "Evan Medeiros". Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Evan S. Medeiros". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Issues, Initiative for U. S.-China Dialogue on Global. "Evan Medeiros". uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  6. ^ "Evan S. Medeiros". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  7. ^ "Evan S. Medeiros". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  8. ^ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  9. ^ "Eurasia Group | Former senior White House official Evan S. Medeiros joins Eurasia Group as Managing Director, Asia". www.eurasiagroup.net. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  10. ^ "The Task Force on U.S.-China Policy". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  11. ^ "Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2023". 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  12. ^ "The New Domestic Politics of U.S.-China Relations". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  13. ^ "Chinese Perspectives on the Sino-Russian Relationship". The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ^ Medeiros, Evan S. (2009-07-27). China's International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification (Report). RAND Corporation. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  15. ^ Medeiros, Evan S.; Crane, Keith; Heginbotham, Eric; Levin, Norman D.; Lowell, Julia F.; Rabasa, Angel; Seong, Somi (2008-10-23). Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise (Report). RAND Corporation. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  16. ^ "Reluctant Restraint: The Evolution of China's Nonproliferation Policies and Practices, 1980-2004". East-West Center. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  17. ^ Medeiros, Evan S. (2024-04-24). "The Delusion of Peak China". Foreign Affairs. Vol. 103, no. 3. ISSN 0015-7120. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  18. ^ "The US must grasp the opportunity to stabilise relations with China". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  19. ^ "Opinion | US-China ties: Blinken must seize chance to halt downward spiral". South China Morning Post. 2023-02-04. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  20. ^ Medeiros, Evan (2021-03-17). "How to Craft a Durable China Strategy". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  21. ^ "Don't squeeze Taiwan". Brookings. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  22. ^ Medeiros, Evan (February 6, 2004). "Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization". RAND Corporation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.