Mr. Abraham M. Denmark
Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Abraham M. Denmark is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). At CNAS, Mr. Denmark directs the Contested Commons project and works on the Asia Initiative '09 and a range of CNAS defense strategy and planning projects. He is an editor and contributor to the forthcoming CNAS publication, China’s Arrival: A Framework for a Global Relationship.
Prior to joining CNAS, Mr. Denmark was Country Director for China Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he was responsible for developing and implementing strategies and plans vis-à-vis China and the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, Mr. Denmark was an East Asia specialist in the United States Intelligence Community. He is the recipient of numerous government recognitions, most recently an Award for Excellence from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in January 2009. Mr. Denmark studied History and Political Science at the University of Northern Colorado, and earned a master’s degree in International Security from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He has also studied at China’s Foreign Affairs College and Peking University.