Randall Schriver is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project 2049 Institute. He is also a founding partner of Armitage International LLC, based in Arlington, Virginia, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2003 to 2005, and as chief of staff and senior policy advisor to then-deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage, from 2001 to 2003. Prior to his work at the State Department, he was an independent consultant and visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Schriver has also served as an active duty naval intelligence officer. He has won numerous military and civilian awards from the U.S. government and was recently presented with the Order of the Propitious Clouds by the president of Taiwan for promoting Taiwan-U.S. relations. He holds a B.A. from Williams College and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University.

Publications:

Schriver, R. 2009. "People's Army not standing still." Washington Times, August 12, 2009.

Blumenthal, D.; Mazza, M.; Schmitt, G. J.; Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2009. Deter, Defend, Repel, and Partner: A Defense Strategy for Taiwan, Taiwan Policy Working Group (American Enterprise Institute & Project 2049 Institute).

Schriver, R. 2009. The U.S. - ROK Alliance: regional challenges for an evolving alliance In Going Global: The Future of the U.S. - South Korea Alliance, Center for New American Security.

Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2009. The U.S.-Japan Alliance: President Obama’s First 100 Day, The Project 2049 Institute.

Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2008. Taiwan Liberates China Current History.

Blumenthal, D., Friedberg, A., Schriver, R. & Tellis, A. J. "Bush Should Keep His Word on Taiwan." Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2008.

Blumenthal, D. & Schriver, R. 2008. Strengthening Freedom in Asia: A Twenty-First Century Agenda for the U.S.-Taiwan Partnership, American Enterprise Institute.

Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2008. Evolving Capabilities of the People's Liberation Army: Consequences of Coercive Aerospace Power for U.S. Conventional Deterrence, The Project 2049 Institute.

Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2008. Memo to the Next President: The Inheritance in Asia and the Challenges and Opportunities for Your Presidency, The Project 2049 Institute.

 

Events and testimonies:

The U.S. - China Relationship and the Role of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, September 10 2009, testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Asia.

Deter, Defend, Repel, and Partner: A Defense Strategy for Taiwan, August 3 2009, American Enterprise Institute.

Exploring the Nature of Uighur Nationalism: Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? June 16 2009, testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight.

China Since Tiananmen: Power, Party and Society, May 26 2009, the American Enterprise Institute.

U.S. - Taiwan Relations in a New Era, April 22 2009, the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The Taiwan Relations Act at 30: a Seminar on Capitol Hill, April 2 2009, The Project 2049 Institute.

Human Rights and Rule of Law in China: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here? December 12 2008, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

Taiwan's Elections and What They Mean, March 27 2008, Brookings Institution.

U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan, Time for Change? March 26 2008, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Interviews and Multimedia:

 

Randall Schriver discussing the security impact of the rise of China on PBS' Great Decisions.

 

 

Randall Schriver introduces the Taiwan Relations at 30: A seminar on Capitol Hill, April 2nd 2009.