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Christopher Twomey, Ph.D. is a tenured Associate Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), specializing in Chinese foreign policy and East Asian security. He currently serves on public service leave in the National Capital Region. Twomey holds a BA and MA from UC San Diego, a Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT, and postdoctoral experience at Harvard.
His expertise spans strategic deterrence, nuclear doctrine analysis, and Indo-Pacific security dynamics. Key research focuses include Sino-American military doctrinal differences, Chinese strategic force development, and regional power competition. Twomey has contributed to over 50 publications including his 2010 monograph The Military Lens: Doctrinal Differences and Deterrence Failure in Sino-American Relations, and edited works on China's strategic arsenal.
Professional activities include advising the U.S. Department of Defense, State Department, and INDOPACOM, as well as leading a 15-year Track II dialogue with Chinese counterparts on strategic issues. His recent scholarship addresses Russia-Ukraine impacts on small state alignments, Indo-Pacific naval power dynamics, and China's evolving nuclear posture.
Twomey's work integrates cultural analysis with institutional drivers, emphasizing doctrinal misperceptions between great powers. He has testified before Congress on North Korean missile programs and authored widely cited analyses on cross-Strait deterrence, nuclear stability, and PLA modernization trends.
