Christian Chung is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and a Ph.D. candidate in security studies at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs. His research examines the interplay between military innovation, disruptive and emerging technologies, and great power competition. Prior to his doctoral studies, he spent over a decade working in the U.S. intelligence community, specializing in Middle East and technology issues. He is an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a graduate of the Defense Language Institute. He was previously a Technology and Security Policy Fellow at the RAND Corporation and a 2025 Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Education
M.A. in Security Studies
Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs
M.A. in Security Studies
Georgetown University
B.S. in Foreign Service
Georgetown University