Josh Chang is a defense analyst at RAND. He specializes in U.S. defense strategy, force planning, nuclear deterrence, airpower, and East Asia defense issues.
He previously served as a force development policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), where he supported senior Pentagon officials and contributed to Department of War (DoW) force planning guidance and strategic analysis. For his work, he was awarded the Secretary of War Medal for Exceptional Public Service. Chang also worked as an analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, where he supported studies for DoW sponsors, facilitated tabletop exercises and wargames, and co-authored reports on U.S. defense policy, budgets, force structure, and military operations. He has also held research positions at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Long Term Strategy Group, focusing on U.S. defense strategy in Asia and long-term military competition. He was a 2022 fellow in the Nuclear Scholars Initiative at CSIS's Project on Nuclear Issues, where he led a study on extended deterrence and presented his work to senior leaders across the U.S. nuclear enterprise, including U.S. Strategic Command and the National Labs.
He holds a Master of Arts in security studies and a Bachelor of Science in foreign service, cum laude, with honors in international politics from Georgetown University. He is pursuing a doctorate in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University, where he focuses on nuclear strategy and deterrence.
M.A. in security studies, Georgetown University; B.S.F.S in international politics, Georgetown University
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