Michael Mazza is the senior director for research at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security. Mike analyzes U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific region, cross-Strait relations, and Asian security issues. He is concurrently a senior non-resident fellow at the Global Taiwan Institute and previously spent 15 years at the American Enterprise Institute, where he contributed to studies on American grand strategy in Asia, US defense strategy in the Asia-Pacific, and Taiwanese defense strategy. His published work includes pieces in The Wall Street Journal Asia, the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy.
Mike has a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. He previously lived and studied in China.
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Panel I: Bolstering the Alliance System: America's Strategic Edge in the China Competition
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Panel I: Bolstering the Alliance System: America's Strategic Edge in the China Competition
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
Featuring: Richard Fontaine, CEO, Center for a New American Security Mike Mazza, Senior Director, Institute...
Answering Threats to Taiwan Part I: Where Does Law Matter?
The government of Communist China has insisted – and the U.S. government has officially acknowledged...
Answering Threats to Taiwan Part I: Where Does Law Matter?
The government of Communist China has insisted – and the U.S. government has officially acknowledged...