Catherine K. Lea
Senior Research Scientist

BIOGRAPHY

Catherine Lea directs CNA gaming efforts on Asia-Pacific operations and U.S. installation support. She is an expert on Japanese security policy and U.S. base politics in Japan. Her field work at CNA includes assignments at Amphibious Group Two, U.S. Fleet Forces, and three years in Yokohama, Japan, providing analytical support to U.S. Navy commands.

Lea holds an M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.


RECENT NEWS

March 7, 2018

Michael McDevitt, Catherine Lea, Douglas Jackson, and Nilanthi Samaranayake participated in the 5th Annual RSIS-CNA Workshop on East Asian Maritime Issues in Singapore.

RSIS: "Indo-Pacific Maritime Issues: Connectivity, Balance and Cooperation"


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Gaming and Wargaming
National Security
Asia

KEYWORDS
Maritime Security
South China Sea

CNA DIVISION
Center for Strategic Studies
Strategic Initiatives Group

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Gaming Sea-based Multinational HA/DR Operations at PACOM Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2016
Assessment of the Navy Strategic Enterprise: Integrating, Coordinating, and Aligning Navy Stakeholders to Develop, Communicate, and Assess Navy Strategy
Japan-U.S. Alliance Management: Natural Disaster Response Cooperation with the U.S. Forces in Japan (U)
Improving U.S.-India HA/DR Coordination in the Indian Ocean (U)
Maritime Security Issues in East Asia: CNA Maritime Asia Project: Workshop Four (U)


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