Mr. Roy Kamphausen
Roy Kamphausen is Vice President for Political and Security Affairs and Director of National Bureau of Asia Research (Washington, DC) Office. Prior to joining NBR, Mr. Kamphausen served as a U.S. Army officer where his assignments included Country Director for China-Taiwan-Mongolia Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and intelligence analyst and China Branch Chief in the Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Chiefs of Staff. He served two tours at the Defense Attaché Office of the U.S. Embassy in the People’s Republic of China. His areas of concentration include China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), U.S.-China defense relations, U.S. defense and security policy toward Asia, and East Asian security issues. His recent research has embraced PLA modernization, Taiwan defense and security issues, changing U.S. defense policy and posture in Asia, and the implications of China as a “responsible stakeholder” in East Asian security. Mr. Kamphausen received a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College and holds a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University. He studied Chinese at the Defense Language Institute and Beijing’s Capital Normal University.
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SSI Publications by Mr. Roy Kamphausen
- Added April 30, 2009
- Type: Book
- Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan.
- Edited by Mr. Roy Kamphausen, Dr. David Lai, Dr. Andrew Scobell.
- On September 26, 2008, over 70 leading experts from academia, government, the military and policy thinktanks assembled at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, to look beyond the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) primary focus on Taiwan and to the evolving new roles of the PLA. The conference could not have been timelier, given the PLA’s active involvement in events during 2008, including earthquake relief, counterterrorism, humanitarian assistance, space activities, and blue water naval operations.
- Added September 17, 2008
- Type: Book
- The "People" in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China's Military.
- Edited by Mr. Roy Kamphausen, Dr. Andrew Scobell, Mr. Travis Tanner.
- On September 28, 2007, under the joint leadership of the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute and NBR’s Pyle Center for Northeast Asian Studies, approximately 70 leading experts on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) convened at Carlisle Barracks, PA, for a 2-day discussion on the Chinese military’s human infrastructure. Presentations and discussions focused on identifying trends in PLA recruitment, education, training, personnel management, and demographics.
- Added September 04, 2007
- Type: Book
- Right Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military.
- Edited by Mr. Roy Kamphausen, Dr. Andrew Scobell.
- This volume addresses how the leadership of China and the PLA view what size of PLA best meets China’s requirements. Among other things, this analytical process makes important new contributions on the question of PLA transparency, long an issue among PLA watchers.