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Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies
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Phone: +1-212-434-9745
E-mail: asegal@cfr.org
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New York, NY
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Currently leading study groups on cybersecurity and cyberconflict as well as Asian innovation and technological entrepreneurship. Forthcoming book looks at the technological rise of Asia. Previously the project director for a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Chinese military modernization.
CFR experts give their take on the cutting-edge issues emerging in Asia today.
Read the Blog Asia Unbound
Technology and development in China and India; East Asian security; Chinese domestic and foreign policy.
Experience:Arms Control Analyst, China Project, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA (1999-2001); Visiting Scholar, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998-2001).
Languages:Chinese (fluent).
Honors:Mellon Fellowship, Department of Government, Cornell University (1998-99); L.T. Lam Fellowship for South China Research, Cornell University (1996, 1998); MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in Technology and Security (1996-97); C.V. Starr Fellowship, Cornell University (Spring 1996); Mellon Fellowship, Department of Government, Cornell University (1995-96); Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship, Cornell University (Summer 1995); Sage Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University (1993-94); Austin Barclay Fellowship for Academic Excellence, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (1992).
Selected Publications:"'Mixed view' of real China from Olympics," Bloomberg (August 2008); "The Culture of China," The Dave Baum Show, "China in 2007," TalkZone (November 2007); "New China Worries," The International Economy (Fall 2007); “Is America Losing its Edge? Innovation in a Globalized World,” Foreign Affairs (November/December 2004); “Practical Engagement: Drawing a Fine Line for U.S.-China Trade,” Washington Quarterly (Summer 2004); “Technology Development in the New Millennium: China in Search of a Workable Model,” in Crisis and Innovation in Asian Technology (coauthor, Cambridge University Press, 2003); “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Local Governments, Industrial Sectors, and Development in China,” Politics and Society (coauthor, December 2001); “China’s Luster Fades,” Los Angeles Times (coauthor, 2004); “How to Persuade China to Trade Fairly,” Financial Times (2004).
Current Research Projects
Past Research Projects
January 26, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Adam Segal argues that while, "China's cyberaggression doesn't mean that the United States should stop all attempts at engagement," the goal of an open and transparent Web may not be realistic.
See more in China, Cybersecurity
January 14, 2010
Podcast
CFR's Adam Segal says the showdown between Google and the Chinese government could result in a world of separate regional Internets and comes at a difficult time in U.S.-China relations.
See more in China, Technology and Foreign Policy, Information and Communication
October 2009
Op-Ed
Nature
As part of a larger publication, assessing the effectiveness of the economic stimulus, Michael Levi and Adam Segal write that the Department of Energy is pursuing a "prudent and sound" strategy for investing their share. The more pressing concern, according to Levi and Segal, is that Congress may forgo funding the department in favor of more "politically attractive" options.
See more in Financial Crises, Energy, Congress
October 19, 2009
Transcript
A panel discussion on China's global rise, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations China 2025 Conference.
See more in China, Economic Development, Trade
October 19, 2009
Video
Watch experts as they examine China's future global outlook.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.
See more in China, International Peace and Security, Grand Strategy
October 19, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts as they examine China's future global outlook.
This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.
See more in China, International Peace and Security, Grand Strategy
October 15, 2009
Video
Watch experts discuss the U.S.-Chinese economic relationship including trade policy and the Chinese purchase of American debt.
See more in China, Geoeconomics
October 15, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the U.S.-Chinese economic relationship including trade policy and the Chinese purchase of American debt.
See more in China, Geoeconomics
May/June 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
A heightened bilateral relationship may not be possible for China and the United States, as the two countries have mismatched interests and values.
See more in United States, China
May/June 2009
Podcast
This audio includes readings of selected articles from the May/June 2009 issue of Foreign Affairs.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May/June 2009
Podcast
From the May/June 2009 issue of Foreign Affairs: Why the United States and China are not ready to upgrade ties.
See more in United States, China
November 13, 2008
Expert Brief
CFR's Elizabeth Economy and Adam Segal write that Chinese leadership in resolving the financial crisis is likely to be constrained.
See more in China, Financial Crises
November 13, 2008
Expert Brief
CFR Senior Fellow Adam Segal writes that India may be better positioned for a quick recovery from the global financial crisis than many other developing countries.
See more in India, Emerging Markets, Financial Crises
August 6, 2008
Transcript
A CFR conference call on China's Olympic Nightmares and the impact that hosting the Olympics has had, and will have on China.
See more in China, Democracy and Human Rights, Economics, Energy/Environment, Society and Culture
June 26, 2008
Video
Watch Ted Koppel, managing editor of the Discovery Channel, and CFR senior fellow Adam Segal discuss The People's Republic of Capitalism, a documentary series on the rapid rise of China and its role in the global economy.
June 26, 2008
Audio
Listen to Ted Koppel, managing editor of the Discovery Channel, and CFR senior fellow Adam Segal discuss The People's Republic of Capitalism, a documentary series on the rapid rise of China and its role in the global economy.
June 26, 2008
Transcript
Discussion following an advance screening of "Koppel on Discovery: The People's Republic of Capitalism."
July/August 2008
Podcast
This audio includes readings of selected articles from the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics
July/August 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Failure to plan for predictable problems has turned China's coming-out party into an embarrassment.
See more in China, Society and Culture
July/August 2008
Podcast
From the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: Failure to plan for predictable problems has turned China's coming-out party into an embarrassment.
See more in China, Society and Culture
Explore the international oceans regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
This report explores how international legal rules regarding military force might evolve to better meet the challenges of mass atrocities.
The authors of this CSR explain why the United States needs to place greater emphasis on preventive action and how current organizational arrangements can be changed to meet that need.
This report addresses pan-Asian and trans-Pacific architectures and guidelines for how the United States can revise its approach in order to consolidate and improve the efficacy of these Asian institutions.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, Charles A. Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity, and exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace.
With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine Israel's adversity-driven culture to offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
Vali Nasr reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
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