Policy, strategy, and writing
- National Security | International Partnerships | Congressional Affairs | Strategic Competition
My work focuses on translating complex national-security issues into practical choices for decision-makers. It connects policy, operations, international relationships, and congressional priorities so difficult issues can be understood and acted upon.
Experience
Policy and strategy
across government and
international roles.
Decision Support
Analysis for complex
policy choices.
International Partnerships
Stronger cooperation
for shared security
and economic interests.
Public Writing
Clear analysis on national
security, foreign policy,
and governance.
Selected Policy Work
Areas of work across strategy, international partnerships, and congressional affairs.
Defense Strategy
Work involving policy analysis, planning, and the practical questions behind defense decisions.
International Partnerships
Work involving cooperation with international partners and the coordination needed to move shared priorities forward.
Latest Analysis
Recent perspectives on strategic competition, international order, and the assumptions shaping national-security policy.
- Sep 20, 2026
Sensitivity Is Not Validation
Stable outputs can show that a model is internally consistent. They cannot prove that it is correct.
- Aug 15, 2026
How Interdependence Became Rivalry
The United States and China did not abandon economic interdependence.
- Aug 23, 2026
The Problem With “Winning” the China Competition
Washington may finally be converging on a plausible end state for competition with China.
Beyond Policy
Books, fiction, memoir, poetry, satire, and visual art.
When a Number Is Only a Judgment Wearing a Decimal
Imagine two possible futures for the U.S.–China rivalry presented during a policy briefing. One receives a
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The Trial That Never Ends
He enters every disagreement as if someone has called him a murderer.
It does not matter whether the dispute
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Sensitivity Is Not Validation
A model produces nearly the same result after its assumptions are varied. Its rankings barely move, its
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