Key Changes in U.S. and Chinese Military Capabilities, 2017–2024
This paper compiles open-source data on the evolution of Chinese and U.S. military capabilities from 2017 to 2024.
Jacob Heim is a senior policy researcher at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He specializes in strategic assessment and defense analysis with a background in international relations and mathematics. His research has focused on the military balance in the Western Pacific, deterrence, stability, USAF overseas force posture, wargaming, and the challenge posed by anti-access, area-denial capabilities. Heim served as a strategic analyst in the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Strategy and Force Development, where he advised the DASD on U.S. defense strategy and the evolution of military capabilities. Previously, he was a senior operations research analyst with the MITRE Corporation. He holds an M.A. with honors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. with distinction in mathematics from Amherst College.
Education
B.A. in mathematics, Amherst College; M.A. in international relations, Johns Hopkins University
Concurrent Non-RAND Positions
Adjunct Lecturer of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Selected Work
- Heim, Jacob L., Zachary Burdette, and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, U.S. Military Theories of Victory for a War with the People's Republic of China, RAND Corporation (PE-A1743-1), 2024
Authored by Jacob L. Heim
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