Evan S. Medeiros Explained
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]
Education
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
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]
Publications
Reports
- The New Domestic Politics of U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society, December 7, 2023[11]
- Chinese Perspectives on the Sino-Russian Relationship, National Bureau of Asian Research, July 17, 2017[12]
- China's International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification, RAND Corporation, July 27, 2009[13]
- Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise, RAND Corporation, November 17, 2008[14]
- Reluctant Restraint: The Evolution of China's Nonproliferation Policies and Practices, 1980–2004, East-West Center, January 1, 2007[15]
Articles
- The Delusion of Peak China, Foreign Affairs, April 24, 2024[16]
- The US must grasp the opportunity to stabilise relations with China, Financial Times, May 26, 2023[17]
- How Antony Blinken's visit can bring some stability to volatile US-China relations, South China Morning Post, February 4, 2023 (co-authored with Bates Gill)[18]
- How to Craft a Durable China Strategy, Foreign Affairs, March 17, 2021[19]
- Don't squeeze Taiwan, Brookings Institution, February 7, 2018 (co-authored with Ryan Hass)[20]
Congressional testimonies
- Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization, RAND Corporation, February 6, 2004[21]
Notes and References
- Web site: Evan S. Medeiros . 2023-08-12 . Asia Society . en . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812004631/https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/evan-s-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Georgetown University Faculty Directory . 2023-08-12 . gufaculty360.georgetown.edu . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812002401/https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001FP3ogAAD/evan-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Evan Medeiros . August 11, 2023.
- Web site: Evan S. Medeiros . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928233755/https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1143 . September 28, 2023 . December 12, 2023 . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Web site: Issues . Initiative for U. S.-China Dialogue on Global . Evan Medeiros . 2023-08-12 . uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu . en . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812002400/https://uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/people/evan-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Evan S. Medeiros . 2023-08-12 . Asia Society . en . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812004631/https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/evan-s-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Evan S. Medeiros . 2023-08-12 . Asia Society . en . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812004631/https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/evan-s-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Georgetown University Faculty Directory . 2023-08-12 . gufaculty360.georgetown.edu . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812002401/https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001FP3ogAAD/evan-medeiros . live .
- Web site: Eurasia Group Former senior White House official Evan S. Medeiros joins Eurasia Group as Managing Director, Asia . 2023-10-05 . www.eurasiagroup.net . 2023-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919005351/https://www.eurasiagroup.net/media/former-senior-white-house-official-evan-s-medeiros-joins-eurasia-group-as-managing-director-asia . live .
- Web site: The Task Force on U.S.-China Policy . 2024-01-29 . Asia Society . en . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108205426/https://asiasociety.org/center-us-china-relations/task-force-us-china-policy . live .
- Web site: The New Domestic Politics of U.S.-China Relations . 2023-12-12 . Asia Society . en . 2023-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231212200938/https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/new-domestic-politics-us-china-relations . live .
- Web site: Chinese Perspectives on the Sino-Russian Relationship . 2024-02-10 . The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) . en . 2024-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226154136/https://www.nbr.org/publication/chinese-perspectives-on-the-sino-russian-relationship/ . live .
- China's International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification . Medeiros . Evan S. . 2009-07-27 . RAND Corporation . en . 2023-08-12 . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812050930/https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG850.html . live .
- Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise . Medeiros . Evan S. . Crane . Keith . 2008-10-23 . RAND Corporation . en . Heginbotham . Eric . Levin . Norman D. . Lowell . Julia F. . Rabasa . Angel . Seong . Somi . 2023-08-12 . 2023-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812040045/https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG736.html . live .
- Web site: Reluctant Restraint: The Evolution of China's Nonproliferation Policies and Practices, 1980-2004 . August 11, 2023 . East-West Center.
- News: Medeiros . Evan S. . 2024-04-24 . The Delusion of Peak China . 2024-04-23 . Foreign Affairs . en-US . 103 . 3 . 0015-7120 . 2024-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175524/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/delusion-peak-china-united-states-evan-medeiros . live .
- Web site: The US must grasp the opportunity to stabilise relations with China . 2024-05-06 . www.ft.com . 2024-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506004444/https://www.ft.com/content/d8d1dfd7-eb8d-4ccf-a6d2-4ee6766d5f65 . live .
- Web site: 2023-02-04 . Opinion US-China ties: Blinken must seize chance to halt downward spiral . 2024-01-08 . South China Morning Post . en . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108013720/https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3208814/how-blinkens-visit-can-bring-some-stability-volatile-us-china-relations . live .
- News: Medeiros . Evan . 2021-03-17 . How to Craft a Durable China Strategy . 2024-01-08 . Foreign Affairs . en-US . 0015-7120 . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108014022/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-craft-durable-china-strategy . live .
- Web site: Don't squeeze Taiwan . 2024-02-10 . Brookings . en-US . 2023-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227065915/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/dont-squeeze-taiwan/ . live .
- Web site: Medeiros . Evan . February 6, 2004 . Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization . February 10, 2024 . . February 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240218013359/https://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT217.html . live .