David Shambaugh


David Shambaugh is a professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University in Washington DC, as well as a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Biography

Shambaugh is the son of George E. Shambaugh, Jr., a prominent physician. He earned his bachelor's degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University, where he now teaches. He received his M.A. in international affairs from the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He earned his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Michel Oksenberg.
Shambaugh is regarded inside and outside China as an authority on China's foreign policy, military and security issues and Chinese politics, and has been cited in the state media. He is a regular media commentator, and has acted as an advisor to the United States government and several private foundations and corporations. He was formerly the editor of the China Quarterly, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Shambaugh's book China Goes Global was selected by The Economist as one of the best books of the year. In 2015 researchers at the China Foreign Affairs University named him the second-most influential China expert in the United States.

Publications

His books have been translated into Chinese and published in China.