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Michael Beckley is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences, with affiliations as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University (2012) and a BA from Emory University (2004).
- Specializes in great power competition, national power measurement, and U.S.-China relations.
- Published seminal works like Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower (2018) and Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China (2022).
- Recipient of multiple awards from the American Political Science Association and International Studies Association, including the 2019 Best International Security Article for The Power of Nations.
His research challenges conventional narratives of U.S. decline and emphasizes the dangers of 'peaking powers' like China, arguing that economic stagnation drives aggressive foreign policies. He advises the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of Defense, leveraging insights from prior roles at Harvard, RAND Corporation, and Carnegie Endowment.
Teaching focuses on international relations, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S. primacy. Key publications span peer-reviewed journals (International Security, Journal of Democracy) and media outlets like Foreign Affairs, New York Times, and Financial Times.
