David Shambaugh Explained

David Shambaugh
Occupation:Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs
Education:Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University (BA)
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (MA)
University of Michigan (PhD)
Citizenship:American
Workplaces:Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Discipline:International relations, Chinese studies
Doctoral Advisor:Michel Oksenberg
Sub Discipline:China's domestic politics; China's foreign relations; China's military and security; and international relations of Asia.

David Shambaugh (; born January 18, 1953) is the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, and director of the China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Education

Shambaugh is the son of George E. Shambaugh, Jr., a physician. David Shambaugh earned his bachelor's degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University, where he now teaches. He received his Masters of Arts in international affairs from the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and earned his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Michel Oksenberg.[1]

Career

Shambaugh is the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, and director of the China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington D.C. He specializes in China's domestic politics, China's foreign relations, China's military and security, and international relations of Asia.[2] Regarded inside and outside China as an authority on China's foreign policy, military and security issues and Chinese politics, Shambaugh has been cited in the state media. He is a regular media commentator and has acted as an advisor to the United States government and several private foundations and corporations.[3] He was formerly the editor of the China Quarterly, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[4] Shambaugh's book China Goes Global was selected by The Economist as one of the best books of the year.[5] In 2015, researchers at the China Foreign Affairs University named him the second-most influential China expert in the United States, behind David M. Lampton.[6]

Shambaugh is a participant of the Task Force on U.S.-China Policy convened by Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations.[7]

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  1. Web site: 中国问题专家沈大伟见证中国. 中国网. 2010-05-21. 2020-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040654/http://culture.china.com.cn/renwu/2010-05/21/content_20087803.htm. 2016-03-05. live.
  2. Web site: David Shambaugh. 2020-12-19. The George Washington University. en.
  3. Elliott School of International Affairs, Faculty: David Shambaugh
  4. Brookings Institution, ‘Experts: David Shambaugh'
  5. Elliott School of International Affairs Briefing - Kudos ESIA Briefing Feb 2014
  6. Web site: Q. And A.: David Shambaugh on the Risks to Chinese Communist Rule. 15 March 2015. 11 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416180023/http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/q-and-a-david-shambaugh-on-the-risks-to-chinese-communist-rule/. 16 April 2015. live.
  7. Web site: The Task Force on U.S.-China Policy . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108205426/https://asiasociety.org/center-us-china-relations/task-force-us-china-policy . January 8, 2024 . 2024-01-29 . Asia Society . en.