Al Santoli

Director and President of the Asia-America Initiative.


Mr. Santoli is a noted specialist on security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.  He is a Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award-nominated best-selling author of military history, including EVERYTHING WE HAD: An Oral History of the Vietnam War. He is a Vietnam infantry veteran who received three Purple Hearts.  His areas of expertise include Chinese foreign and security policy, transnational crime and terrorism in Asia, and U.S.-Taiwan policy. He is the editor of the Asia America Initiative's China In-Focus and Asia Security Focus.
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