David O. Shullman is an American political scientist currently serving as Senior Director of the

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's Global China Hub, leading the think tank's work on China, as well as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Previously he was a Senior Adviser overseeing democratic resilience building against authoritarian influence at the International Republican Institute between 2018 and 2021 and Deputy National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council between 2016 and 2018.

Education

Shullman received a BA in government from Georgetown University (2000), a MA in law and diplomacy with a focus on international relations and national security studies from the Fletcher School (2004), and a PhD in political science from UCLA (2011). He also holds a certificate in Mandarin Chinese from

Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University (BNU, ), colloquially known as Beishida (), is a public research university located in Beijing, China, with a strong emphasis on humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China ...

Career

From 2001 to 2002 Shullman worked for

Weber Shandwick Weber Shandwick is a marketing communications firm formed in 2001 by merging the Weber Group, Shandwick International and BSMG. The company is part of global agency network Interpublic Group (IPG), as part of the parent company's IPG DXTRA opera ...

as a public affairs associate. In 2007 he joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a senior analyst. In 2016 he was appointed Deputy National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He has also been an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security's Transatlantic Security Program.

Publications

Reports

*Chinese Malign Influence and the Corrosion of Democracy, '' International Republican Institute'', June 27, 2019 (editor) *Democracy first: How the US can prevail in the political systems competition with the CCP, '' Brookings Institution'', September 2020 (co-authored with Patrick W. Quirk and Johanna Kao)

Articles

*How China Exports Authoritarianism, ''

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'', September 16, 2021 (co-authored with Charles Edel) *China and Russia's Dangerous Convergence, ''

'', May 3, 2021 (co-authored with Andrea Kendall-Taylor) *How the United States can protect democracy from China and Russia, ''

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'', March 12, 2021 (co-authored with Patrick Quirk) *Want to prevail against China? Prioritize democracy assistance, ''The Hill'', October 1, 2019 (co-authored with Patrick Quirk) *A Russian-Chinese Partnership Is a Threat to U.S. Interests, ''

'', May 14, 2019 (co-authored with Andrea Kendall-Taylor) *How Russia and China Undermine Democracy, ''

'', October 2, 2018 (co-authored with Andrea Kendall-Taylor)

US Congressional testimonies

*The Roots of Coercion: ''China’s Leverage in Indo-Pacific Countries and the Future of PRC Gray Zone Tactics, July 28, 2022''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shullman, David O. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American political scientists Atlantic Council Georgetown University faculty International Republican Institute Georgetown University alumni The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Beijing Normal University alumni Analysts of the Central Intelligence Agency Center for a New American Security United States–Asian relations China–United States relations