Zachary Hosford

Zachary Hosford is research associate at CNAS. He previously served as both the executive assistant and the special assistant to the two co-founders of the organization, Kurt Campbell and Mich?le Flournoy, as well as the special assistant to the current CEO, Nathaniel Fick. His research at CNAS centers on U.S. and East Asian defense issues, including acquisition and nuclear weapons policy. Some of his recent work has focused on China’s naval modernization, the U.S.-China nuclear relationship, South Korean defense capabilities and priorities, U.S. policy regarding North Korean nuclear activities, and Aum Shinrikyo’s chemical and biological weapons programs.