Michael Auslin

A new era of global disorder is emerging, marked most notably by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Islamic State’s murderous rampage through Syria and Iraq. Yet while Asia appears relatively pacific, underlying tensions and great power revisionism threaten its stability. From Hong Kong to North Korea, the nations of Asia along with the United States must strive to preserve stability and create a liberal community of values. Whether Washington has the ability, energy, or interest to do so is an open question.

Before joining AEI, he was an associate professor of history at Yale University. A prolific writer, Auslin is a biweekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal Asia, which is distributed globally on wsj.com. His longer writings include the book “Pacific Cosmopolitans: A Cultural History of U.S.-Japan Relations” (Harvard University Press, 2011) and the study “Security in the Indo-Pacific Commons: Toward a Regional Strategy” (AEI Press, 2010). He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, a Marshall Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund, and a Fulbright and Japan Foundation Scholar.

Auslin has a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an M.A. from Indiana University at Bloomington, and a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University.