Tuesday 10 May 2016

12:30

Dr Evan Medeiros

Managing Director of Asia, Eurasia Group
Former White House Senior Advisor

Evan Medeiros leads Eurasia Group’s Asia research. Until June 2015 he was special assistant to the President and senior director for Asian affairs at the White House’s National Security Council (NSC), making him President Obama’s top advisor on the Asia-Pacific.

In total, he served on the NSC staff for nearly 6 years and was actively involved in US-China relations throughout his tenure, including planning the President’s successful summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in fall 2014.

Author of several books on China, Evan previously worked for seven years (2002-2009) as a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge (where he was a Fulbright Scholar), an M.A. in China Studies from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and a B.A. in analytic philosophy from Bates College in Maine. He travels to Asia frequently and speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese.

"Without a doubt, the direction Chinese military modernization has taken in recent years absolutely represents a growing threat to the U.S."

Dr. Evan Medeiros

Evan Medeiros leads Eurasia Group’s Asia research. Until June 2015 he was special assistant to the President and senior director for Asian affairs at the White House’s National Security Council (NSC), making him President Obama’s top advisor on the Asia-Pacific.

In total, he served on the NSC staff for nearly 6 years and was actively involved in US-China relations throughout his tenure, including planning the President’s successful summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in fall 2014.

Author of several books on China, Evan previously worked for seven years (2002-2009) as a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge (where he was a Fulbright Scholar), an M.A. in China Studies from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and a B.A. in analytic philosophy from Bates College in Maine. He travels to Asia frequently and speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese.

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