Evan is a strategy consultant, writer and entrepreneur living in Washington State, USA. He is the author of Strategic Renaissance (AMACOM, 2001) and holds 2 medically-related patents. Evan worked as a Washington, DC lobbyist in energy and transportation, as a McKinsey & Co. consultant and president of EMD & Assoc., Inc. Evan holds a B.A. from St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD), a PhD from the University of Texas (Austin) and an MBA from Harvard. He lives in Vancouver, WA with his wife Jane, a terrific mom and entrepreneur, and some books.
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Emily A. Davis
AWMF Publication
“‘The Incalculable Element’: Ancient Innovations for Modern Security Problems,” Audio, January 2024.
“‘The Incalculable Element’: Ancient Innovations for Modern Security Problems,” May 2023.
Biography
Emily is a PhD candidate in Political Theory at the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation examines the ambiguous concept of charismatic leadership through works by thinkers such as Weber, Xenophon, and Plutarch. After graduation, she hopes to continue exploring questions of justice, leadership, and political ambition as seen in both ancient and modern texts—and to continue considering how the teachings of these texts illuminate the political problems we face today.
Linda Zhang
Finalist, 2021 Andrew W. Marshall Paper Prize on Future Reconfigurations in Asia 2045
Linda Zhang is a Policy Analyst at RAND. Prior to joining RAND, she served as a Professional Staff Member on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, where she specialized in trade and economic issues. She also worked at the United Nations in the Department of Operational Support and the American Enterprise Institute, where she researched issues related to the Chinese economy, demographics, and U.S.-China relations. She was a Liu Xiaobo Fellow with the Congressional Executive Commission on China and a special assistant at the U.S.-China Strong Foundation. She holds an M.A. in Strategic Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a Certificate in Chinese studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, and a B.A. from Boston University.
Treston Wheat
Winner, 2021 Andrew W. Marshall Paper Prize on Future Reconfigurations in Asia 2045
AWMF Publication
Biography
Treston Wheat is a red team analyst with Milestone Technologies focusing on threat actor/tactics, techniques, and procedures research; wargaming; and alternative analysis. Previously, he worked as a strategic cybersecurity analyst and geopolitical risk analyst for AS Solution embedded in a major tech company. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) with a dissertation on Augustinian just war theory and drone warfare, and during that time taught classes on American government, the presidency, and political cinema. He also received his B.A. in Political Science and History from UTK and his M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
Arthur Tellis
Hudson Institute Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Arthur Tellis is an operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. In that capacity, he produces operational analysis and supports budgetary decisionmaking on offensive cyber, artificial intelligence, and related enabling capabilities. He previously worked in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy on cyberspace operations technology development, cybersecurity partnerships, and intelligence issues. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he was a staffer on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he supported the committee’s oversight and legislative activities within the cyberspace operations and cybersecurity portfolio. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 2016 with a major in Economics and a minor in History.
Stéphane Malsagne
AWMF Publications
“Franco-Chinese Relations from Yesterday to Tomorrow and the Future of the CCP,” March 2023.
“Les relations francochinoises, d’hier à demain, et l’avenir du PCC,” March 2023.
Biography
Stéphane Malsagne holds a PhD in Contemporary History from the Sorbonne University (Paris I) and is a researcher on Chinese and Middle East history. He has taught in different French academic institutions and has authored numerous books (two received prestigious awards from the French Academy and the Arab World Institute) and scientific articles in France and overseas. His most recent book forthcoming in 2022 is about Chinese contemporary history and offers the first full biography of Mao’s forgotten successor: “Avec toi au pouvoir, je suis tranquille”. Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), Les Indes savantes.
Ella Harvey
AWMF Publications
Biography
Ella Harvey is a China Analyst and Chinese linguist at Long Term Strategy Group in Washington, DC, specializing in the early history of the CCP’s United Front work and the evolution of the Party’s grassroots information warfare strategic repertoire. She is also a Public Service Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Pierre Grosser
AWMF Publications
“Franco-Chinese Relations from Yesterday to Tomorrow and the Future of the CCP,” March 2023.
“Les relations francochinoises, d’hier à demain, et l’avenir du PCC,” March 2023.
Biography
A member of Sciences Po Paris Centre for History and holder of a PhD in history, Pierre Grosser teaches international relations history and contemporary world history. He specializes in the history of the Cold War, the Indochina War, and Asia in international relations. His latest publications include 1989, l’Année où le Monde a Basculé, Perrin, 2nd ed., 2019; L’Histoire du Monde se Fait en Asie: Une autre Histoire du XXe Siècle, Odile Jacob, 2nd ed., 2019; and Pourquoi la Seconde Guerre Mondiale? Archipoche, 2nd ed, 2022. His book on the risk of war between the United States and China will be published in Spring 2023 by Presses du CNRS.