Center for a New American Security

Mr. Denmark is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). At CNAS, Mr. Denmark directs the Asia-Pacific Security Program and several defense strategy and planning projects, including the forthcoming study The Contested Commons: The Future of American Power in a Multipolar World. He has authored and edited several CNAS reports, including China’s Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship and two reports on U.S. strategy toward North Korea. He has been featured in major publications in the United States and in Asia, including the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, Voice of America, Foreign Policy Online, the National Interest, the Korea Times, the Far Eastern Economic Review, and Time magazine. 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.