Project 2049 Institute Explained

Project 2049 Institute
Founders:Randall Schriver, Mark Stokes
Type:501(c)(3) Non-profit think tank
Tax Id:26-1894546
Purpose:"... to guide decision makers toward a more secure Asia by the century’s mid-point."
Leader Title:Chairman of the Board
Leader Name:Randall Schriver
Leader Title2:President
Leader Name2:John Gastright
Leader Title3:Senior Director
Focus:US foreign policy in East Asia
Location:2300 Clarendon Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22201
Leader Name3:Michael Mazza
Leader Title4:Senior Director
Leader Name4:Jennifer Hong

The Project 2049 Institute, also known as Project 2049, is a non-partisan think tank based in Arlington, Virginia focusing on United States foreign policy and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly those related to China and Taiwan. It receives "grants and contracts from the U.S. government, like-minded governments, charitable foundations, major corporations, and individual donors."[1]

History

The institute was founded in 2008 by former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver and retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Stokes.[2] Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage served as chairman until January 2020.[3]

The institute is strongly supportive of Taiwan, and has called for the full normalization of relations between the United States and Taiwan.[4] [5] [6]

In February 2020, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received Project 2049 Institute chairman Randall Schriver at the Presidential Office in Taipei.[7] [8]

Project 2049 has hosted senior Indo-Pacific security specialists including Lee Hsi-min, Miles Yu, Kelley Currie, Bi-khim Hsiao, and Andrew N Yang.

Leadership

In January 2024, Michael Mazza was announced as the institute's new senior director.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About – Project 2049 Institute . 2023-05-21 . en-US.
  2. Web site: About – Project 2049 Institute . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425091218/https://project2049.net/about/ . 25 April 2020 . live .
  3. Web site: Introducing the Project 2049 Institute's New Chairman: The Honorable Randall G. Schriver – Project 2049 Institute . Project 2049 Institute . 25 April 2020 . 8 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212420/https://project2049.net/2020/01/08/announcement-introducing-the-project-2049-institutes-new-chairman-the-honorable-randall-g-schriver/ . 17 January 2020 . live .
  4. News: Everington . Keoni . American think tank pitching US-Taiwan joint communiqué to normalize relations . 25 April 2020 . Taiwan News . 28 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408133341/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3826493 . 8 April 2020 . live .
  5. Web site: Cassano . Jay . Kotch . Alex . Pentagon's Top Official For East Asia Led Think Tank Funded By Defense Contractors And Foreign Governments . Sludge . 11 June 2018 . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504033754/https://readsludge.com/2018/06/11/pentagons-top-official-for-east-asia-led-think-tank-funded-by-defense-contractors-and-foreign-governments/ . 4 May 2020 . live .
  6. Web site: Steinbock . Dan . The Privatization of US Indo-Pacific Vision: Project 2049, Armitage, Budget Ploys and Taiwan Nexus . Foreign Policy Journal . 25 April 2020 . 14 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712024122/https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/06/14/the-privatization-of-us-indo-pacific-vision-project-2049-armitage-budget-ploys-and-taiwan-nexus/ . 12 July 2019 . live .
  7. Web site: Staff Writer . President hosts, thanks US think tank head . www.taipeitimes.com . 21 February 2020 . Taipei Times . 26 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221133511/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/21/2003731372 . 21 February 2020 . live .
  8. Web site: Lim . Emerson . Kuei-hsiang . Wen . President receives former U.S. official, thanks him for support . focustaiwan.tw . Focus Taiwan . 26 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200309232046/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202002200007 . 9 March 2020 . live .
  9. Web site: 2024-01-02 . The Project 2049 Institute’s New Senior Director: Michael Mazza . 2024-01-05 . en-US.

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