Ian M. Easton𝕏 Ian_M_EastonEducationEaston holds a BA in international studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a MA from the International Master's Program in Mainland China Studies of National Chengchi University. His thesis was titled "China's Militarization of Space: Motivations and Implications for U.S-Chinese Relations”. He holds a certificate in advanced Mandarin Chinese, having formally studied the language at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei and Fudan University in Shanghai.CareerEaston lived in Taiwan and China for five years, worked as a translator for Island Technologies Inc. and the Foundation for Asia-Pacific Peace Studies in Taipei, conducting research with the Asia Bureau Chief of Defense News there. He lectured at the U.S. Naval War College and National Defense Academy of Japan and worked as a China analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses. During summer 2013, he was a visiting fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo. At the Project 2049 Institute, his research focused on quadrilateral defense and security issues involving the U.S., China, Japan, and Taiwan.PublicationsBooks*