Michael Beckley (political scientist)

Michael Beckley
Nationality	American
Education	Emory University (BA), Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation	Political scientist
Employer(s)	Tufts University; Foreign Policy Research Institute; American Enterprise Institute
Website	www.michaelbeckley.org

Michael Beckley is an American political scientist currently serving as Director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, ^[1] associate professor of political science at Tufts University, ^[2] and a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. ^[3] His research focuses on great-power competition, US-China relations, alliance building, and US defense policy in East Asia.

Education

Beckley holds a BA in international studies from Emory University and a PhD in political science from Columbia University. ^[4]

Publications

Books

• Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower (2018) ^[5]
• Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China (2023) (co-authored with Hal Brands)

Articles

• China’s Turn to Fascist Rule, The Globalist , December 6, 2024 ^[6]
• How Primed for War Is China? Foreign Policy , February 4, 2024 (co-authored with Hal Brands) ^[7]
• Delusions of Détente, Foreign Affairs (August 2023) ^[8]
• No One Should Want to See a Dictator Get Old, New York Times (August 2023) ^[9]

References

1. "FPRI Appoints Michael Beckley as Director of the Asia Program and Jacques deLisle as Chair of the Asia Program - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
2. "Michael Beckley". facultyprofiles.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
3. "Michael Beckley". American Enterprise Institute - AEI. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
4. "Michael Beckley - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
5. Wyne, Ali (April 18, 2019). "Book Review: 'Unrivaled' by Michael Beckley". www.rand.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
6. Beckley, Michael (December 6, 2024). "China's Turn to Fascist Rule". The Globalist. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
7. Brands, Michael Beckley, Hal (February 6, 2024). "How Primed for War Is China?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
8. Beckley, Michael (August 22, 2023). "Delusions of Détente". Foreign Affairs. No. September/October 2023. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved August 22, 2023.
9. Beckley, Michael (August 15, 2023). "Opinion | No One Should Want to See a Dictator Get Old". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 27, 2023.