Fellows
Below you will find an alphabetical listing of Council fellows currently working on projects for the Center. You can also view our staff’s expertise by issue or region by selecting the appropriate link below. In addition to this sorting control, you can search for specific subjects within the alphabetical, regional, and issue categories by choosing from the selections in the drop-down menu below.
Each fellow’s bio page contains his or her contact information, professional and educational history, links to publications and current research, a downloadable one-page biographical narrative, and a high-definition photo.
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia
Former director for Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. Leading architect of U.S. policy toward Indonesia during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Currently directing a roundtable series that focuses on Asia.
Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies
Senior State Department officer with experience in South Asia, Latin America's Southern Cone, and general development economics. Current work examines Afghanistan/Pakistan regional dynamics and international assistance paradigms.
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies
Internationally renowned expert on the Chinese legal system and professor at NYU School of Law. Current work examines the rule of law in Asian countries.
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies
Adjunct Senior Fellow for East, Central, and South Asia
Former deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, deputy assistant secretary of state for Central Asia, and member of the secretary of state's policy planning staff for East Asia and the Pacific. Current work focuses principally on China, India, geopolitics in Asia, and the role of the United States in East, Central, and South Asia.
Fellow for Southeast Asia
Former foreign correspondent and journalist covering Southeast Asia. Current research focuses on reinvigorating U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia, China's strategy toward Southeast Asia, and lessons of Indonesia as a successful Muslim-majority democracy. Author of Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World, released in 2006, and of numerous articles and briefs on Southeast Asia, China, and democratization in the developing world.
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia
Former State Department policy planning staff member. Current work focuses on U.S. policy in South Asia, especially Pakistan and India.
Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies
Currently leading projects on cybersecurity and cyberconflict. Recent book Advantage looks at the technological competitive advantages of Asia and the United States. Previously the project director for a CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on Chinese military modernization.
Senior Fellow for Japan Studies
Expert on Japan and Asian international relations. Currently directing the project, China and India as Emerging Powers: Challenge or Opportunity for the United States and Japan?
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy
Former senior associate at the Asia Foundation and Pacific Forum CSIS and founder of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy. Editor of The U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Meeting New Security Challenges (forthcoming in 2012, Lynne Rienner).