MICHAELBECKLEY
Michael Beckley is a tenured professor of political science at Tufts University, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Head of Asia Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
His research focuses on power—how nations build it and why some rise to dominate the international system while others decline. Drawing on history, economics, and geopolitics, he examines how the foundations of power have evolved from the age of empires and industrialization to today’s high-tech rivalries—and what those shifts mean for the future of world order.
His work has received multiple awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and has been widely featured in major media outlets, including The Atlantic, CNN, The Economist, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Previously, Beckley was an International Security Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and worked for the U.S. Department of Defense, the RAND Corporation, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He continues to advise offices within the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense.
He holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University. His books include Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower (2018); Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China (2022), with Hal Brands; and The End of Ascent: War and Peace in a World Without Rising Powers (2028).
