Ian M. Easton

Ian M. Easton is an American security policy analyst currently serving as an associate professor at the U.S.

[3] Easton holds a BA in international studies[1] from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a MA from the International Master's Program in Mainland China Studies (IMCS) of National Chengchi University(NCCU).

[1] Easton lived in Taiwan and China for five years, worked as a translator for Island Technologies Inc. and the Foundation for Asia-Pacific Peace Studies (亞太和平研究基金會) in Taipei, conducting research with the Asia Bureau Chief of Defense News there.

During summer 2013, he was a visiting fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo.

At the Project 2049 Institute, his research focused on quadrilateral defense and security issues involving the U.S., China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Ian Easton (2nd from left), along with members of delegation from the Project 2049 Institute , visited Office of the President in Taipei , Taiwan on June 12, 2019.