Eric Heginbotham
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Education
Overview
Biography
Eric Heginbotham is a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He specializes in East Asian security issues. His recent RAND projects include work on U.S. Asian allies' responses to the rise of China and a comparative study of Chinese and Indian use of force, military doctrine, and capabilities. Heginbotham has recently completed a manuscript on civil-military relations in East Asia and has published articles on Japanese and Chinese foreign policy in Foreign Affairs, International Security, and the National Interest. Before coming to RAND, Heginbotham was a senior fellow of Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He taught as a visiting faculty member of Boston College's Political Science Department and served for 16 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard. Heginbotham received his Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Research Focus
Previous Positions
Senior Fellow of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsRecent Projects
- Chinese foreign policymaking
- Comparison of Chinese and Indian international behavior
Selected Publications
Joshua Eisenman et al., eds., China and the Developing World: Beijing's Strategy for the Twenty-First Century, East Gate Books, 2007
Eric Heginbotham and Christopher P. Twomey, "America's Bismarckian Asia Policy," Current History, 2005
Morton I. Abramowitz et al., M.E. Sharpe, Meeting the North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Report of an Independent Task Force, Council on Foreign Relations Press, 2004
George J. Gilboy and Eric Heginbotham, "The Latin Americanization of China?" Current History, 2004
Eric Heginbotham and Richard J. Samuels, "Japan's Dual Hedge," Foreign Affairs, 2002
Languages
Japanese, ChineseRecent Media Appearances
Interviews: The Australian; Business Week; Christian Science Monitor; CNN; Japan Times; NPR; Voice of America; Washington Times
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