Eric Hundman

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Dr. Eric Hundman is an experienced defense policy analyst, China expert, and open-source researcher. He has over 15 years of experience managing and conducting a wide variety of research projects for defense, business, and academic customers. Dr. Hundman is a globally recognized expert on China’s military and foreign policy who, more broadly, specializes in defense policy, military organizations, emerging technologies, and research methods. His research, analysis, and commentary have been published in peer reviewed journals such as International Security, Journal of Global Security Studies, and Journal of Contemporary China, as well as in public-facing outlets such as Foreign Policy, ChinaFile, Wired, and Political Violence at a Glance. He is fluent in
Mandarin Chinese and spent 8 years living in China and Taiwan. He received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in physics and political science from Yale University.

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