A speaker of Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Christopher Griffin studied Chinese, Japanese and U.S. strategy in Southeast Asia (particularly in Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore). Mr. Griffin also researched defense industrial cooperation in the Asia Pacific (mostly between the U.S., Australia, Japan, India, and Singapore). He also examined Japan’s diplomatic and security reemergence. Mr. Griffin regularly wrote for AEI’s Asian Outlook series.

-Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, 2005-2008

-Associate Editor, Armed Forces Journal, 2006-Present

-Research Assistant, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2004-2005

Education

M.A., School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

B.A., Austin College

Asian studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Japan

Articles and Short Publications

China Looks across the Strait Generation Gap A Human Tragedy

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Events

The Frontline Country Team Can India Afford to Be a Great Power? Taking It to the Next Level

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Speaking Engagements

The U.S.-Japanese Alliance and American Strategy in Asia