M. Taylor Fravel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Director of the Security Studies Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Author of 'Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949' (2020) and 'Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Conflict and Cooperation in China’s Territorial Disputes' (2008).
Member of the board of directors for the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Earned a BA from Middlebury College, MA from New College, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar), MS from London School of Economics, and PhD from Stanford University.

Biography

M. Taylor Fravel is an American political scientist who specializes in international security. He currently serves as the Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Fravel is also associated with Princeton University and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.