Project 2049 Institute

American think tank

2300 Clarendon Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22201

Chairman of the Board

Randall Schriver

President

John Gastright

Senior Director

Michael Mazza

Senior Director

Jennifer HongWebsiteproject2049.net

The Project 2049 Institute, also known as Project 2049, is a non-partisan think tank based in Arlington, Virginia focusing on United States foreign policy and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly those related to China and Taiwan. It receives "grants and contracts from the U.S. government, like-minded governments, charitable foundations, major corporations, and individual donors."^[2]

History

The institute was founded in 2008 by former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver and retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Stokes.^[1] Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage served as chairman until January 2020.^[3]

The institute is strongly supportive of Taiwan, and has called for the full normalization of relations between the United States and Taiwan.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In February 2020, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received Project 2049 Institute chairman Randall Schriver at the Presidential Office in Taipei.^[7]^[8]

Project 2049 has hosted senior Indo-Pacific security specialists including Lee Hsi-min, Miles Yu, Kelley Currie, Bi-khim Hsiao, and Andrew N Yang.^{[citation needed]}

Leadership

In January 2024, Michael Mazza was announced as the institute's new senior director.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "About – Project 2049 Institute". Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "About – Project 2049 Institute". Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^ "Introducing the Project 2049 Institute's New Chairman: The Honorable Randall G. Schriver – Project 2049 Institute". Project 2049 Institute. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Everington, Keoni (November 28, 2019). "American think tank pitching US-Taiwan joint communiqué to normalize relations". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Cassano, Jay; Kotch, Alex (June 11, 2018). "Pentagon's Top Official For East Asia Led Think Tank Funded By Defense Contractors And Foreign Governments". Sludge. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Steinbock, Dan (June 14, 2019). "The Privatization of US Indo-Pacific Vision: Project 2049, Armitage, Budget Ploys and Taiwan Nexus". Foreign Policy Journal. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ Staff Writer (February 21, 2020). "President hosts, thanks US think tank head". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Lim, Emerson; Kuei-hsiang, Wen. "President receives former U.S. official, thanks him for support". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ "The Project 2049 Institute's New Senior Director: Michael Mazza". January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.