Full Name
Michael Beckley
Job Title
Associate Professor, Political Science
Company
Tufts University
Speaker Bio
Michael Beckley is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University. His research on U.S.-China relations has received awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and been featured by numerous media including the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post.

Previously, Michael worked for Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, 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 U.S. Department of Defense.

Michael holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University. His first book, Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower, was published in 2018 by Cornell University Press.
Michael Beckley