Mark Stokes is the Executive Director of the Project 2049 Institute. Previously, he was the founder and president of Quantum Pacific Enterprises, an international consulting firm, and vice president and Taiwan country manager for Raytheon International. He has served as executive vice president of Laifu Trading Company, a subsidiary of the Rehfeldt Group; a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. A 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran, Stokes also served as team chief and senior country director for the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Mongolia in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.  He holds a B.A. from Texas A&M University, and graduate degrees in International Relations and Asian Studies from Boston University and the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker.

Publications:

Stokes, M. 2010. China's Nuclear Warhead Storage and Handling System, The Project 2049 Institute.

Stokes, M. 2010. Revolutionizing Taiwan's Security: Leveraging C4ISR for traditional and non-traditional challenges, The Project 2049 Institute.

Stokes, M. 2009. China’s Evolving Conventional Strategic Strike Capability: the anti-ship ballistic missile challenge to U.S. maritime operations in the Western Pacific and beyond, The Project 2049 Institute.

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).

Stokes, M. 2009. China's Commercial Aviation Sector Looks to the Future, Futuregram 09-002, The Project 2049 Institute.

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

Schriver, R. & Stokes, M. 2008. Taiwan Liberates China, Current History 107, p276.

Stokes, M. 2008. Cleaning the U.S. Arms Sales Deck, Peace Forum.

Stokes, M. Taiwan Must Review Security Risks, Taipei Times, March 12 2008.

Stokes, M. Taiwan and Its Future: Reason for Guarded Optimism, the Formosa Foundation newsletter, Vol. vii, Summer 2008.

 

Events and conferences:

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

Russian and Chinese Nuclear Postures in 2025, June 26 2009, The French Institute of International Relations.

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

Taiwan's Quadrennial Defense Review and Defense Strategy, April 2 2009, The Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Capitol Hill briefing on Taiwan and Cross-strait relations, March 25 2009, International Assessment and Strategy Center.

China's Military Modernization: Goals and Objectives, June 18 2008, The Heritage Foundation.

 

Interviews and Multimedia:

 

Mark Stokes discussing the PLA's missile technology development.