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Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare

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John Bitterman Non-Resident Fellow, Autonomous Systems
Dr. James Giordano
James Giordano Senior Fellow, Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare
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Edl Schamiloglu Non-Resident Fellow, Directed Energy Weapons
John Shook
John Shook Non-Resident Fellow, Warfighter Optimization
Ashok Vaseashta
Ashok Vaseashta Non-Resident Fellow, Nanotechnology
Nicholas Wright, Ph.D.
Nicholas Wright Non-Resident Fellow, Cognitive Technology

Center for Strategy and Military Power

Mr. Bryce Loidolt, Research Fellow
Bryce Loidolt Senior Fellow, Defense Capabilities and Partnerships
Distinguished Research Fellow, CSR
Thomas F. Lynch III Distinguished Fellow, Global Strategic Competition, Indo-Pacific
Jeff Mankoff
Jeffrey Mankoff Distinguished Fellow, Russia, Eurasia, and the Arctic
Todd Pennington
Todd Pennington Senior Fellow, Space Strategy and Policy
Brett Swaney
Brett Swaney Assistant Fellow, Transatlantic Defense Industrial Base

Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs

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Elliot Ji Fellow, Chinese Technological Innovation
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Andrew Taffer Fellow, China and Southeast Asia
Dr. Joel Wuthnow
Joel Wuthnow Senior Fellow, Chinese Military Strategy

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Dr. Justin Anderson, Research Fellow, CSWMD
Justin Anderson Senior Fellow, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Forces
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Chris Andrews Fellow, China, Chinese Nuclear Strategy
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Ashley Bramucci Assistant Fellow, Conventional and Nuclear Deterrence
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Caroline Capone Pathways Fellow
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Paul David-Justus Assistant Fellow, WMD Threats, Integrated Deterrence
Diane DiEuliis
Diane DiEuliis Expert Consultant
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Kathleen Ellis Senior Fellow, WMD Threats and Deterrence
CSWMD
Sarah Gamberini Senior Fellow, Strategic Communications and Deterrence

NDU Press

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Latosha M. Adams Digital Media Specialist
Director/Editor of Joint Force Quarterly, NDU Press
William T. Eliason Director, NDU Press
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Christine Moritz Writer/Editor
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Laurie K. Morrissey IT Specialist

Visiting Fellows