Evan Medeiros joined the RAND Corporation as a political scientist in 2002. Prior to that he was a senior research associate at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies since 1998. His research interests cover three areas 1. Chinese foreign and defense policies, especially arms control and nonproliferation; 2. US-China security-related interactions and 3. Chinese defense industrial issues. His publications have appeared in The China Quarterly, Current History, Issues and Studies, The Nonproliferation Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, Defense News, Asia Times, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.