Participant Biographies

Richard Weitz

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director of Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute
Session 2 - "Cyber Security"

Dr. Richard Weitz is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute. His current research includes regional security developments relating to Europe, Eurasia, and East Asia, as well as U.S. foreign, defense, and homeland security policies. Dr. Weitz has authored or edited several books and monographs, including Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises (2015) and Rebuilding American Military Power in the Pacific (2013). He has also published articles in many academic journals and other publications. Dr. Weitz is a graduate of Harvard College (B. A. with Highest Honors in Government), the London School of Economics (M. Sc. in International Relations), Oxford University (M. Phil. in Politics), and Harvard University (Ph. D. in Political Science).