Alan Burns

Alan Burns is an Asia analyst in the China Strategic Issues Group. Before joining CNA, he was a Bridge Award fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research in Washington, D.C. He previously received a David L. Boren fellowship, funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), for the intensive study of Mandarin Chinese in Beijing. Burns holds an M.A. in international relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, where he completed concentrations in strategic studies and international economics. He holds a B.A. in international studies and German, also from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include civil-military relations in China and Chinese naval strategy. He speaks German and Mandarin Chinese.